Yale. Harvard. Columbia. All eight Ivy League colleges have gone test optional for the high school class of 2023, choosing to suspend the requirement for SAT and ACT scores and joining hundreds of other universities, including Stanford, who have also agreed to let students decide whether they want to submit test scores with their application….
Perhaps you’ve heard: the SAT is changing. No longer will students need sharpened No. 2 pencils or to double check that their answer sheets are completely bubbled in. Starting next year, the SAT will be administered in a digital format. The changes will begin in 2023 in other countries and in 2024 in the United…
If you’re a high school student, you’ve no doubt heard about the SAT and have done work to prepare for it. For sophomores and juniors, the PSAT is likely on your radar, too. Every October, students across the country take the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, or PSAT/NMSQT. Almost all high school students take…
The College Board and ACT have released a full schedule of testing dates for the upcoming academic year. This is a return to “normal” after last year saw many test dates cancelled or at limited capacity due to the Covid-19 pandemic. As college counselors, we are often asked, “Which test should I take?” The answer is, all colleges will…
To report the AP score or not to report the score — that is this week’s question. Now and for the next couple of weeks, millions of students will report to their classrooms and computer screens to take the AP exams. After taking one of the many exams, students usually feel one of three ways: Great!…