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…
So far, 2020 has proven to be a year of big changes, and the college admissions process is no different. Some pieces of the application that used to be required are now optional, and what colleges mean by “optional” needs further explanation and clarification. What “test optional” means Test optional means just that: it is…
Most students know about the SAT and work hard to prepare for it. This week many students will take the Preliminary SAT/ National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test or PSAT/ NMSQT test. Some of you may be wondering why this test is important. Here are nine reasons to take the PSAT and why it matters to…