Admissions Village

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Test scores and test-optional admissions, which have been in the spotlight for several years now, are getting renewed attention as of late. Many colleges have still not decided if they will become permanently test-optional for admissions. Perhaps not surprisingly, demand for SAT and ACT testing has been rising.

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Ivy Coach

MARCH 23, 2023

The Ultimate List of Test-Optional Colleges The Covid-19 pandemic ushered in a new era in elite college admissions: test-optional admissions policies. With test cancelations and administrative closures due to … Read More Ivy Coach

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PrepScholar

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Why buy a bunch of PSAT practice tests when you can find them online for free? To make your search as easy as possible, I've compiled all the best PSAT practice tests and sample questions available online. Let's get right to it with the first official PSAT practice test PDF for you to download.

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Excelsior Admissions Consulting

JULY 22, 2024

Changes to the ACT test were announced earlier this week. Like the writing section, students can choose to take the test with or without science. The test will be shorter. The core test (reading, writing, and math) will be two hours rather than three, with 44 fewer questions and shorter reading passages.

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PrepScholar

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In this article, I'll tell you where to find all official, printable SAT practice tests and answer keys. This comprehensive guide gives you access to more SAT practice tests than any other online guide. In addition, you'll learn key strategies that'll help you make big improvements on SAT practice tests you can print out.

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Solomon Admissions

JANUARY 11, 2024

Debunking the myths To submit testing, or not to submit testing, that is the question on every student’s mind, but how much do colleges even care about standardized scores?

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Peterson's Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

In this blog, we’ll show you how to use your HSPT Practice Test Scores to inform your study efforts. Access our 3 full-length HSPT practice tests, a diagnostic test, 1192 HSPT practice questions, 17 video lessons, 34 flashcard sets, and 20 interactives through our online HSPT course. Why Track Your HSPT Practice Test Scores?

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PrepScholar

DECEMBER 31, 2023

This guide contains all free PSAT materials, which you can download—including 10 PSAT practice test PDFs. Unfortunately, since the PSAT's 2023 makeover , the College Board hasn't released a ton of practice tests. Luckily, though, you can still use old PSAT practice tests effectively to prepare.

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AdmissionSight

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Not everyone feels confident when it comes to taking tests. You’re not alone— around 40 to 60% of high school students experience test anxiety, a type of stress that makes it tough to focus and perform well during exams. As a high school student, you’re probably no stranger to big tests like AP exams, the PSAT, or the SAT and ACT.

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Solomon Admissions

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

What you need to know about the LSAT (Law School Admissions Test) – updated to include the structural changes implemented in August 2024. The LSAT is the test required for admission to every law school in the United States.

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Top Tier Admissions

JUNE 4, 2024

In this ever-changing college admissions landscape, the role of standardized testing remains a hot topic (and source of confusion). Understanding how these tests fit into the broader admissions process can help demystify their purpose and highlight strategies you can use to enhance your applications.

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BestColleges

JULY 18, 2024

The math, reading, and English core test will be reduced from three hours to two hours to curb test-taking fatigue. Many colleges and universities went test-optional during the COVID-19 pandemic, and some have recently reinstated standardized testing requirements. The ACT Education Corp.,

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Peterson's Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Reflection helps us redefine and make sense of our experiences—offering valuable insights for personal growth, making it an unexpected ACT test prep tool. Familiarizing yourself with the test format through an ACT prep course is a key step in understanding these constraints. What is Reflection? Where did you run out of time?

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HelloCollege

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is a standardized test that—according to the creators—measures a student’s aptitude for reading, listening, speaking, and writing English in an academic setting. It’s a test of your preparation for taking the TOEFL. What is the TOEFL?

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ACM College Consulting

MAY 10, 2024

English proficiency tests could be an application requirement if you are an international student, non-native English speaker or attending a school which is not in English and/or in an English-speaking country. With several options available, it's important to understand the different tests and admissions requirements.

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Peterson's Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Disappointment in failing a credit-by-exam test is a normal reaction to have, whether you took the Spanish CLEP test, the American Government CLEP test, or any other CLEP courses. You’ve been waiting in anticipation to know how you’ve done on the test; the results came back, and your heart sank.

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College Transitions

JULY 10, 2024

Prior to the onset of the pandemic in March 2020, rarely did a single month pass without another well-known college or university making headlines by announcing that it would no longer require applicants to submit standardized test scores.

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Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Students with impairing test anxiety typically have inaccurate and unhelpful beliefs about themselves and the significance of exams. You may label yourself a “bad test taker,” or believe your performance on exams reflects your self-worth. Poor test performance can reinforce inaccurate beliefs, which creates a vicious cycle.

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College Transitions

AUGUST 29, 2024

Planning when you will take standardized tests is an important part of any college admissions strategy.

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Top Tier Admissions

MAY 20, 2024

Test-optional? Test-flexible? Test-blind? Test-neutral? Test-recommended? Test-aware? While many universities have announced post-pandemic admissions policies that re-instate mandatory standardized test scores, there is still no consensus. SAT Tutoring Expert one-on-one guidance to boost your score.

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BestColleges

AUGUST 27, 2024

Johns Hopkins University has reinstated standardized test requirements. Hopkins says test scores more accurately predict academic success and enable disadvantaged students to demonstrate their potential. Johns Hopkins University has become the latest high-profile college to reinstate standardized testing.

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Peterson's Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Our fully updated Firefighter Exam Prep Course is live, designed to help you pass the test and start actively preventing and mitigating fires. We’ve bulked up the course to include more interactive material, immersive videos, flashcards, and practice tests! Check out a sneak peek of a course video that went viral on TikTok.

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Admitted

JULY 22, 2024

Baker Colleges and universities nationwide turned to test-optional admission policies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Motivations for this movement included inequitable patterns in test taking, test preparation, and test scores that systematically disadvantaged racially minoritized and low-income students in the admission process.

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Top Tier Admissions

JULY 5, 2023

We recently posted our Top Tips for Acing any School Exam and now we bring you our top tips for acing any standardized test! STUDY EFFICIENTLY FOR STANDARDIZED EXAMS When preparing for the ACT, SAT, AP exams, SSAT/ISEE, or any other standardized test, the best approach is… you guessed it: to start early and with a strategy !

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Koodoos Learning

OCTOBER 9, 2022

The test-optional movement started almost 50 years ago at Bowdoin College, but in the past few years, more and more colleges have joined along. Recently, diversity concerns may have led to more colleges deciding to go test optional. that are now test-optional, according to the National Center for Fair and Open Testing.”

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

GPAs were more uniform and test scores were required of all applicants. If a student had both a GPA and a test score that fell in the bottom quartile, it was not necessarily a NO for admission, but it was a very instructive reality check on likelihood. This is exacerbated for test scores due to the test optional trend.

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College Admissions Strategies

JANUARY 17, 2023

The transition from paper-based to digital testing affirms the continuing relevance and usefulness of standardized tests in the test optional, post-pandemic era. The post Students Can Prepare for Digital Testing appeared first on College Admissions Strategies.

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Spark Admissions

JUNE 22, 2023

Debates around standardized testing have been around for as long as standardized test scores have been part of education in the United States. Some argue that students undergo too much testing: by their high schools, by the state, for college admissions, etc. Yet, these tests have changed.

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Ivy Central

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Here at Ivy Central, we get lots of questions about AP Tests, are they needed or useful in the US college application process, how many should you do, and are some subjects more valuable than others? This article will help you answer these and other questions about AP Tests. What are AP Tests?

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Spark Admissions

APRIL 11, 2023

According to Columbia, this move was prompted by a growing recognition of the flaws in standardized testing and the school’s desire to make the admissions process more equitable and accessible to a broader range of students. For decades, standardized tests have been central to the college admissions process.

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Spark Admissions

APRIL 11, 2023

According to Columbia, this move was prompted by a growing recognition of the flaws in standardized testing and the school’s desire to make the admissions process more equitable and accessible to a broader range of students. For decades, standardized tests have been central to the college admissions process.

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PrepScholar

JANUARY 29, 2024

Behold test-optional colleges. Colleges that are test optional don't require you to submit SAT or ACT scores but will consider them if submitted. In this guide, we'll explain what "test optional" means for different schools before providing you with a comprehensive list of test-optional colleges and universities in the US.

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Ivy Central

AUGUST 17, 2022

Do I need to take an English Language test? As an international student, there are so many different steps you’ll need to understand and navigate when applying to colleges and universities in the United States or the United Kingdom; one question we are frequently asked is, ‘Do I need to take an English language test?’.

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BestColleges

JULY 17, 2023

The Classic Learning Test is an alternative to the SAT and ACT and is accepted by over 200 mostly private and religious colleges and universities. Ron DeSantis signed a bill allowing public schools to administer the test. The test may soon be accepted by public universities in Florida. What’s the Classic Learning Test?

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Scoir

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

When I was a teen, I struggled with debilitating test anxiety. I had trouble sleeping because I kept worrying about the test. I'd worry about getting into my dream college, and that I wouldn't get a good score, no matter how hard I studied.

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Solomon Admissions

JULY 9, 2024

Faculty Frustration with High School Curricula Having spent the majority of my career in enrollment management positions, the question of standardized testing’s impact on college admissions arises more frequently than you might expect.

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Peterson's Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2024

As a current or potential student in a Catholic school, combining faith and practice tests is an essential component to thriving in your high school entrance exams. Faith is the foundation for any test. Stress management through prayer can be a powerful tool in your test-taking endeavors.

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