AdmissionSight

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

As a high school student, you’re probably no stranger to big tests like AP exams, the PSAT, or the SAT and ACT. Here’s some good news: more colleges than ever are making the SAT and ACT optional. If you have test anxiety, decided to skip the SAT or ACT, or didn’t quite hit the scores you hoped for, you’re not out of luck.

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AdmissionSight

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Competitive test scores include: PSAT Math : 740+ PSAT Reading and Writing : 700+ ACT Math : 33+ ACT Verbal : 34+ While theres no minimum grade requirement for RSI, we recommend near-perfect grades in STEM subjects to strengthen your application. Submit scores from the PSAT, SAT, ACT, or AP exams.

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ACM College Consulting

MARCH 21, 2023

The digital SAT has debuted internationally and will most likely remain the only form available for international students from now on. The digital format will be implemented in the US starting Fall 2023 for PSAT and Spring 2024 for SAT. Before test day, students need to download the Bluebook App to their testing device.

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AdmissionSight

DECEMBER 17, 2024

When spring or summer rolls around, its also a great time to start taking practice tests for the PSAT, ACT, or SAT. Your junior year is also the time to focus on preparing for the ACT or SAT, which most students take in the second half of the year or during the summer. Take the PSAT. Take practice tests for the SAT/ACT.

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CTK College Coach

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Updated December 2022 Did Your Student Just Receive PSAT Scores? This One’s for You: Everyone has questions about PSAT scores when they come out each December, and I am here with answers for you. What Is the PSAT? Most high schools offer the PSAT to juniors as part of the National Merit Scholar (NMS) search process.

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Ruffaloni

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Those assessments include: PSAT/NMSQTP SAT 10 SAT School Day The College Board estimates that these student populations will represent about 1/3 of students in the College Board network in the 2023-2024 subscription year.

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PrepScholar

APRIL 11, 2023

If you’ve heard the news that the SAT is transitioning to a totally digital format by 2024, you might be wondering how that will affect other exams, like the PSAT. Is the PSAT on paper or computer these days? Will the PSAT format change this year?

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CTK College Coach

MAY 24, 2023

It’s True: the SAT Is Going Digital. If you are going to be a junior next school year (Class of 2025), you are in the trial year for the new digital SAT because the College Board announced last year that it would be moving the SAT to a digital, adaptive format for spring 2024. When Does the New SAT Format Take Effect?

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ACM College Consulting

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Big news in the college admissions world recently was that the SAT will be moving to 100% digital testing in the future. They will begin with it internationally in Spring 2023 then continue with the Fall 2023 PSAT both in the US and abroad; by Spring 2024 it will be digital in all locations for both PSAT and SAT.

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Berkeley² Academy

APRIL 13, 2024

The first sitting of the new digital SAT occurred last month on March 9, and students recently received their scores. For many test-takers, March SAT results did not align with score expectations. Planning for future testing There are no SAT tests offered during summer break.

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HelloCollege

JUNE 21, 2024

Following an announcement by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) , the ACT will replace the SAT as the state’s high school accountability assessment. Understanding the transition from SAT to ACT Beginning in 2025, high school students attending public school in Illinois will be required to take the ACT to graduate.

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Top Tier Admissions

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In March 2024, the SAT will officially go digital in the U.S. (it For more on the structure of the digital SAT, and how that might change your strategy if you have previously taken the paper test, see our recent blog posts, “ Top Tips: Prepare for the Digital SAT ” and “ What is the Digital SAT? ” ENROLL NOW 4.

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Discovery College Consulting

MAY 10, 2023

Starting in March 2024, students in the U.S. who take the SAT will take it digitally, and international students began taking the digital SAT in March 2023. Additionally, the PSAT will go digital in October of this year. Students will take the digital SAT (dSAT) on a laptop or tablet.

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CTK College Coach

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

A March 2024 Update As we head deep into the middle of the school year, many juniors are taking the ACT or SAT– or wondering whether they should in this largely test-optional world. That differential is one indicator of how much or how little each school weighs test scores What’s the best way to prepare for the Digital SAT?

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Marks Education

APRIL 18, 2023

Starting in March 2024, the SAT is switching to a shorter, denser, computer-adaptive online test, replacing the current paper version of the SAT. For more information on the new version of the test, check out our blog on the new digital SAT ( LINK ). Therefore, you will choose between the digital SAT and the ACT.

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Berkeley² Academy

JUNE 8, 2024

With many colleges reinstating requirements for standardized testing , it has become increasingly important to secure a strong SAT or ACT score for competitive college applications. Although the SAT is more popular than the ACT (the class of 2023 saw 1.9 million students take the SAT compared to 1.3 What’s Different?

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Ivy College Essay

AUGUST 10, 2023

Dartmouth SAT and ACT Requirements Though Dartmouth doesn’t enforce a minimum required SAT or ACT score, it’s crucial to perform exceptionally well. Based on the Class of 2024, the 25th and 75th percentile SAT EBRW scores were 710 and 770 respectively, while SAT Math scores were 730 and 790.

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CTK College Coach

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

It’s been another wild ride for 2024 high school seniors, and we’re only halfway through the admissions cycle. Early Admissions Trends for the Class of 2024: How are colleges handling the massive increase in applications? SAT, ACT, and test optional: with Dartmouth now requiring test scores, will the test optional trend reverse?

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CTK College Coach

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

As we round the bend on the middle of the year, many juniors are taking the ACT or SAT– or wondering whether they should in this largely test-optional world. That differential is one indicator of how much or how little each school weighs test scores What’s the best way to prepare for the Digital SAT? for most students than the old SAT.

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Marks Education

APRIL 19, 2023

You may have heard that the College Board is changing the SAT from its current paper version to a purely digital and adaptive version. There is little to fear about this new version of the SAT! In fact, the more students and tutors learn about the digital SAT, the more they seem to like it. When is the SAT Changing?

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CTK College Coach

OCTOBER 29, 2023

The Test-Optional Movement and How it Affects You Should I Take the ACT or SAT or Neither One? If a student has not already taken a practice SAT or ACT, this is a good time to do so. When Should I Take the SAT or ACT? Schedule a 20 minute mini-admissions consult with me for guidance selecting your junior year coursework.

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