For decades, the college application process has begun with high school juniors taking college admissions tests. But with many colleges and universities becoming “test-optional” (meaning that they do not require SAT or ACT scores to be submitted with an application), many students with test anxiety are beginning to wonder if testing at all is really … Read more
Here’s what you should be thinking about as your child prepares for the SAT or ACT this year. Sophomores should be… Continuing to focus on grades. Although you can be thinking ahead about what your sophomore will need to do to get ready for the SAT/ACT next year, the best thing you can do right now … Read more
Here’s what you should be thinking about as your child prepares for the SAT or ACT this year. Sophomores should be… (1) Reviewing PSAT scores (if they took it) as well as any practice test scores to determine areas of strength and weakness. Ask questions like: Did they have enough time to finish? Did they … Read more
New SAT-ACT Concordance Tables Released In the DC metro area, the SAT is the better known of the two college entrance exams, but nationally, more students now take the ACT than the SAT. With colleges accepting both the SAT and the ACT, a natural question to ask is: “how do SAT and ACT scores compare”? … Read more
If you’re like most parents in our area, the once-far-off idea of your son or daughter heading off to college starts to come into focus as soon as your child hits high school. Not only are classes starting to get more “college-like,” they’re actually beginning to count for something. The march towards college applications has … Read more