Just announced, Harvard will require test scores for this upcoming 2024-2025 admissions cycle. Other schools (Dartmouth, Yale, etc) returning to test-required admissions was, in some sense, overhyped news. This is likely different. UPDATE: As of about 10 minutes ago, Caltech (which was test-blind) has just returned, effective immediately, to requiring
In a normal year, the SAT® versus ACT® advice is very straightforward: take an official past test of each, compare the scores, and prep for the test that fits a student best. This is not a normal year. The SAT has had its most radical redesign. As a result, there
Colleges are increasingly using standardized exam scores beyond just SAT and ACT scores in their admissions decisions.
A fascinating piece from Inside Higher Ed and a podcast episode with Yale’s dean of admission point to challenges and changes to assessing the academic preparedness of college applicants.
Today we’re adding another layer to the ACT Reading strategies (see Part 1 here). First, we’ll cover how the vast majority of students can get a near-perfect score on ACT Reading. Second, for those not willing to do the first, we’ll discuss how students can still hit their personal best
To maximize your chances of a high SAT or ACT score, don’t prep for a test date, prep for a test score. Sometimes preparing for a specific test date is unavoidable (such as when a student has one last test before early application deadlines in senior year). But, I’ll explain
