When it comes to SAT test day, you don’t want to forget (or bring) anything that would bar your entry to the test. Review this checklist of what to bring to the SAT test and what NOT to bring on test day:
Do you have trouble staying focused on the ACT Reading section? To stay focused and read faster, you need to engage with the text.
After working hard for three years to perfect your high school transcript, you may be ready to let those senior year grades slip and sink into senioritis. But before you do, there’s something you should know: to colleges, those senior year grades count. They could even affect your admissions decision.
College admissions officers look at a variety of criteria when evaluating your college application: your SAT or ACT score, your high school GPA, and your extracurricular activities. They also take a look at your high school transcript. But how important are your high school grades, in particular your junior year grades, for college admissions?
Whether you’re studying for your first ACT or just got back a perfect score of 36 (after taking our ACT course, of course), knowing how the ACT is scored can be helpful for evaluating your study methods and your score report.
As the College Board and ACT, Inc cancel test after test due to the COVID-19 pandemic, colleges and universities are also canceling certain admission requirements; namely, the SAT or ACT score requirement. As more and more colleges are allowing for test-optional applications, where does that leave you? If you’re applying to colleges this fall, should you still take the ACT or SAT test?
College Board’s SAT Score Choice policy is pretty straightforward: it means you choose which of your SAT scores are sent to colleges. But why would you use score choice? How does it compare to super scoring? And does any of this apply if you send the four free score reports you get for each SAT test to colleges?
Wondering how to send your SAT scores to colleges? It’s as simple as a few clicks of a keyboard. We’ll take you through the process and provide guidance on the best strategy for reporting your SAT scores to colleges.
As a former campus tour guide, there are things I wish I could tell students before their visit. In that spirit, below I list six things you should know about your campus visit.
After studying diligently for the ACT for months, it’s time to register for the ACT and decide how you want to send your ACT scores to colleges. Here’s the low-down on how and when to send your scores to colleges: