College Board to drop Essay & Subject Test -- Will have a Digital Test!

College Board to drop Essay & Subject Test -- Will have a Digital Test!

“The pandemic accelerated a process already underway at the College Board to simplify our work and reduce demands on students,” the organization said in a statement, adding that it would also continue to develop a version of the SAT test that could be administered digitally — something it tried and failed to do quicklywith an at-home version last year after the pandemic shut down testing centers.

U of California Barred From Considering SAT/ACT Scores

U of California Barred From Considering SAT/ACT Scores

UF maintains its standardized testing requirement for college admission

UF maintains its standardized testing requirement for college admission

SAT testing cancellations leave St. Johns County families in Bright Futures limbo

SAT testing cancellations leave St. Johns County families in Bright Futures limbo

ACT Change Will Allow Students to Retake Individual Sections

ACT Change Will Allow Students to Retake Individual Sections

Starting next September, high schoolers won’t need to repeat the entire ACT exam to improve their score.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/08/us/act-test-superscore.html

SAT to Add ‘Adversity Score’ That Rates Students’ Hardships

SAT to Add ‘Adversity Score’ That Rates Students’ Hardships

The Two Codes Your Kids Need to Know

The Two Codes You Kids Need to Know

Calls from Students to Rescore the June SAT

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2018/07/13/on-twitter-and-reddit-calls-from-students-to-rescorejunesat/?utm_term=.1d76c481aadb

Princeton and Stanford drop requirements for essay testing

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2018/07/05/princeton-drops-requirement-that-prospective-students-take-sat-or-act-essay-test/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.e583abc0ab32

University of Chicago drop SAT/ACT requirement for Admissions

https://www.wsj.com/articles/university-of-chicago-drops-sat-act-requirement-for-admissions-1529009194

For the ACT and the SAT, Pencils No Longer Required, but Sometimes Necessary

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/05/education/learning/act-sat-college-entrance-exam.html

Before You Study, Ask for Help -WSJ

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-smarter-ways-to-study-1502810531?mod=e2fb

This Map Shows the Toughest College to Get into in Every State

http://www.rd.com/culture/most-selective-colleges/

Can coaching truly boost SAT scores? For years, the College Board said no. Now it says yes.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2017/05/09/can-coaching-truly-boost-sat-scores-for-years-the-college-board-said-no-now-it-says-yes/?utm_term=.c28b2642ef28

ACT Adds July Date to Testing

ACT Adds July Date to Testing

Finally, the College Board makes it easier for students with disabilities to get SAT accommodations

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/12/02/finally-college-board-makes-it-easier-for-students-with-disabilities-to-get-sat-accommodations/?utm_term=.9c7708ea50ca

College Students Share Their Best SAT, ACT Test Strategies

http://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/college-admissions-playbook/articles/2016-11-21/college-students-share-their-best-sat-act-test-strategies

A USC and Yale grad who got a perfect score on the SAT shares his best advice for acing the test

http://www.thisisinsider.com/advice-for-taking-the-sat-2016-11

ACT Will Move to 2-to-12 Score Range for ACT Writing Test Results

https://www.act.org/content/act/en/newsroom/act-will-move-to-2-to-12-score-range-for-act-writing-test-result.html

The effects of the new SAT

http://news.cornellcollege.edu/2016/10/effects-new-sat/