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. For fall 2025 admissions, over 2,000 four-year colleges in the U.S. What Are the Best Test Optional Colleges in 2025?

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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. The big news last month was that Dartmouth announced it would require test scores for the Class of 2025 – that’s this year’s current juniors.

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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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Humbach Education Consulting

MAY 29, 2020

The new policy phases in changes over the next four years ending in the university either creating a new admission test or eliminating the standardized test requirements for all students by 2025. Should you plan to take the SAT or the ACT? However, you may not want to rule out a college just because they require the SAT or ACT.

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CTK College Coach

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Testing Tips and Timeline for High School Juniors (Class of 2025) October - Taking the PSAT Most high school juniors in the US will take the PSAT on or around October 11. The PSAT will still be the qualifying exam for the National Merit scholarship (the NMSQT). How Do I Know When to Take the SAT or ACT?

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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. The big news last week was that Dartmouth announced it would require test scores for the Class of 2025 – that’s this year’s current juniors. for most students than the old SAT.

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Top Tier Admissions

MAY 20, 2024

SAT Tutoring Expert one-on-one guidance to boost your score. In the recent New York Times article, The Misguided War on the SAT , author David Leonhardt notes, “Research has increasingly shown that standardized test scores contain real information, helping to predict college grades, chances of graduation and post-college success.

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Ivy College Essay

AUGUST 3, 2023

What SAT or ACT scores do I need to get into Harvard? If you are wondering how to get into Harvard, achieving top scores on the SAT or ACT might provide your application with an edge while it is being considered. However, for the Harvard class of 2025, the average SAT score was 1494. to invite to apply.

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CTK College Coach

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

SAT, ACT, and test optional: with Dartmouth now requiring test scores, will the test optional trend reverse? 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. You can see my fulsome update on the digital SAT here.

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