If you’re from the eastern US, you likely took the SAT in high school to apply to college. While the SAT is still more popular than the ACT in the Washington DC metro area, we don’t expect that to hold true for long. In fact, in 2012 there were more students nationally who took the … Read more
The long-awaited changes to the new SAT have been announced, with a full description due in mid-April. The redesign comes in response to criticism about the content of the test, pressure from the increasingly popularity of the ACT, and a trend toward test-optional admissions at a number of schools. Ultimately, the change is intended to … Read more
Every week we speak to a great deal of parents about test prep for their high school students. Without question, one of the most frequent questions we hear is “Is this a good SAT score?” (They are referring to their student’s recent PSAT or SAT scores that they’ve just shared with us.) While it would … Read more
Despite what you may have heard, the high school math and English curriculum is not designed with SAT prep in mind. Many parents and students believe that school will teach students the skills they need on the SAT to do well. Further, most students will wait until the end of their junior year before taking … Read more
When I was a sophomore in high school, my mother plopped an SAT book on my desk that she had ordered on Amazon and told me I needed to start studying. The book, three inches thick, had the three dreaded letters on the front. The sheer volume intimidated me and when I opened it I … Read more