by Susan Osborn | Apr 11, 2019 | College Admissions, SAT/ACT Test Prep
Five Easy Ways to Outsmart the SAT Reading and Writing Section Parents assume that the more time a student preps for the SAT, the more likely it is that the student will earn a high score on the test. But that’s not necessarily true. A student can spend two hours a...
by Susan Osborn | Mar 5, 2019 | College Admissions, SAT/ACT Test Prep
SAT vs. ACT: Which Should I Take? When you start thinking about applying to college, you will need to strategize your high school course selections, develop your extra-curricular activities, and maintain your grades. And you will also have to take either the SAT or...
by Susan Osborn | Jan 26, 2019 | College Admissions, SAT/ACT Test Prep
How The SAT Cripples Girls’ Scores While looking through research studies for information about how gender might affect performance on standardized tests such as the SAT, ACT, and SSAT, I came upon an article published by the American Enterprise Institute by Mark J....
by Susan Osborn | Oct 2, 2018 | College Admissions, SAT/ACT Test Prep
Death of the SAT and ACT? Not yet, but it may be closer than you think. Standardized tests do not measure receptivity to learning, creativity, empathy, perseverance, common sense, curiosity, communication skills, imagination, integrity, innovative intelligence, or...
by Susan Osborn | Jul 18, 2018 | College Admissions, SAT/ACT Test Prep
Why You Don’t Need to Take the SAT and ACT Essays Before you sent the College Board or American College Testing Program (ACT) money to register your child for the SAT or ACT essay, read this. Most American colleges no longer require students to take either. In fact,...
by Susan Osborn | Jun 11, 2018 | SAT/ACT Test Prep
ACT Mandates New Time Limits for Extra-Time Students Starting in September of 2018, students who qualify for extra time on the ACT will no longer have a total of five hours to use as needed. Instead, extra-time students who take the ACT after August of 2018 will be...
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