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What Does my PSAT Score Mean?

Top Tier Admissions

If you just received your PSAT score, check out our PSAT to SAT score conversion tool. Consider academic tutoring to strengthen your skills before the PSAT/NMSQT junior year. If you score in the top percentile (based on state-specific cutoffs), you could qualify for scholarships or awards. WHAT IS THE PSAT?

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Calculate Your Academic Index: The Secret Formula

Top Tier Admissions

Since the 1950s, Ivy League schools have been using a secret ranking formula called the Academic Index (AI). The Academic Index was designed specifically to regulate athletic recruitment (in the Ivy League colleges, 15-20% of the first-year class is made up of recruited athletes for their sports teams).

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The PSAT and Merit Scholarships: What You Need to Know

Top Tier Admissions

And are there other merit scholarships out there? SAT Tutoring Stressed about the SAT? Let our Top Tier SAT tutors help you boost your scores. ENROLL NOW Scoring among the top percentile of PSAT test-takers is also the only way to enter the highly-selective National Merit Scholarship Competition. Who selects winners?

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Mid-season Update on College Acceptance Trends for Class of 2024

CTK College Coach

A few CTK tips to consider: Tip # 1: Don’t commit until you are ready (and before the enrollment deadline) For the schools where you have been accepted, don’t let all those emails, glossy pamphlets, and stickers from colleges pressure you into making a commitment before you are ready.

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Test optional trends in 2024

CTK College Coach

A school like the University of Oregon had only 17% of last year’s enrolled first-year students submit test scores. 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.

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A 2024 Update on Whether or Not to Submit Test Scores

CTK College Coach

A school like the University of Oregon had only 17% of last year’s enrolled first-year students submit test scores. 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. Sophomores looking ahead to fall testing are starting to prep.

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Applying to Northwestern as an International Student

The Koppelman Group

In this post, we’ll zoom in on Northwestern University, one of the top 10 universities in the United States, and break down what you need to know if you’re going to apply as an international student. To make your application stand out, you need to start early, plan well, and work hard. Northwestern expects a lot from applicants.