Shemmassian Academic Consulting

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

What is the PSAT? But if you’re the parent of a freshman, sophomore or junior, there’s another standardized test on the horizon: the PSAT (Preliminary SAT). The PSAT is designed to test preparedness for the SAT and for college. The PSAT is designed to test preparedness for the SAT and for college.

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CTK College Coach

DECEMBER 10, 2021

What is the National Merit Scholar Competition/Test (NMSQT) and How Does it Relate to the PSAT? Junior year PSAT test takers are automatically considered for the National Merit Scholar competition, so the PSAT for juniors is officially known as the NMSQT/PSAT. Do I Win Scholarships for Being a National Merit Finalist ?

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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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StandOut College Prep

MARCH 8, 2023

Key Takeaways Merit scholarships are awarded based on academic or extracurricular achievements. Colleges award merit scholarships to cover educational expenses. Read on to discover tips on how to maximize your merit scholarship offers in 2023. Table of Contents What are Merit Scholarships? Don’t despair, though.

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College Essay Guy

MARCH 30, 2023

If you’ve heard of the PSAT, thought about the PSAT, or taken the PSAT, chances are you’ve also heard of the National Merit Scholarship. Maybe you thought, “cool … a scholarship!” Or, if you’re like most of us, your first reaction might have been, “What is a National Merit Scholarship?

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College Essay Guy

JULY 6, 2023

If you’re looking for help paying for college (and since most applicants probably are— here's some helpful info about that ) and have started to check into scholarships (because you definitely should), chances are you’ve come across some of the famous ones ( The National Merit Scholarship or the Gates Scholarship , for example).

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College Essay Guy

JUNE 15, 2023

How can students find out what a “good score” is? How do the PSAT and the National Merit Scholarship play into all of this? Yes, but you might still need to submit test scores for things like scholarships (for example, many institutional scholarships require a test score). Here are some answers. How about APs?

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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. PSAT/NMSQT is no longer required. The ACT will be digital. All of the testing administered through the new contract will be done online. You can still take the SAT.

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Admissions Village

JUNE 19, 2024

College/University Terms: Accelerated Degree Programs: An accelerated degree program reduces the amount of time it takes to obtain an undergraduate degree by at least one year. Most accelerated degree programs allow a student to obtain a bachelor’s degree in three years or less. Colleges typically do not have graduate students.

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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). It is meant to be a warm-up to the real test, and it is!

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Ivy College Essay

AUGUST 3, 2023

The highly selective nature of the school means that you will need to stand out with your grades and scores to make it past the first round. Harvard states that there isn’t a single path of academics that all applicants are expected to follow in high school. and across the world. or above, and 18% had GPAs from 3.78

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CTK College Coach

AUGUST 31, 2022

You can prep on your own– you can sync your PSAT score to Khan Academy for adaptive learning– with a private tutor, or through a group course. Don’t forget about the October PSAT ! If you are a strong test taker, this is the test upon which the National Merit scholarship is based. How should I prep for testing?

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The Thoughtful College Search

JANUARY 30, 2023

(Originally published in Inside Higher Ed ’s “Admissions Insider” January 30, 2023) In case you missed it, there was a bizarre news story coming out of the D.C. The school is being investigated for having failed to inform students that they had been recognized as Commended Students in the National Merit Scholarship Competition.

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The Thoughtful College Search

JULY 21, 2024

Department of Education is turning to two executives at the College Board to fix the problems that have plagued the launch of the “simplified” Free Application for Federal Student Aid, a launch that turned out to be anything but simple. The word “loan” implies a payback. What does the College Board get in return?

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College Essay Guy

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

So if you're applying to highly selective schools as a junior, it might be harder for you to beat out a senior with more depth in their application. Maybe if you have an outstanding academic record, near-perfect test scores, and a resume that's beaming with extracurricular achievements. Still, it may not be the best idea. Here's why.

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DC College Counseling

JANUARY 18, 2023

Instead of waiting for official notification, we just compare the student’s selection index on their 11th grade PSAT with the score cutoffs online. BIGGEST COLLEGE-RELATED NEWS OF THE WEEK CYBER ATTACK SHUTS DOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT Students in Des Moines, Iowa, received two unexpected days off of school last week.

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College Essay Guy

JULY 21, 2023

Many colleges accept a CSS profile from students, and this particular profile helps provide qualifying students with additional loans, grants, and scholarships that they otherwise wouldn’t be able to obtain. TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to skip ahead) What is a CSS Profile? Do I need to complete the CSS Profile?

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College Essay Guy

MARCH 13, 2023

The ACT (short for American College Testing) is an entrance exam used by various colleges and universities to help determine who is admitted as well as who qualifies for certain scholarships. To figure out your target score, look up score percentiles in a school’s Common Data Set.) is a resounding “no.” What is on the ACT test?

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Great College Advice

AUGUST 23, 2023

Figures are from the State of College Admissions 2019 – which came out before the pandemic). These tests loom large in the college admissions process. And yet, every student seems to be asking these days, “do my test scores matter?” On the one hand, you should not tress too much about your scores.

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