Earlier this week, the College Board announced some major changes to their suite of college application tests. Whether you’re heading into high school this fall or you’re currently a junior preparing for upcoming college applications, please read this article carefully to understand the changes that will affect the future of college admissions.
Read MoreThursday, May 21, 2020, was a momentous day in the history of the University of California. On that day, the University of California Board of Regents (the governing and policy-making body for the entire UC system) unanimously passed UC President Janet Napolitano's proposal to eliminate the SAT and ACT as a requirement on the UC application. Under President Napolitano's plan, UC was to adopt a test-optional admissions policy for the graduating high school classes of 2021 and 2022, then go test-blind for the classes of 2023 and 2024.
Read MoreWow. In addition to all spring semester activities and athletics being canceled (including junior prom, if your school has one), and on top of schools pivoting from in-person classes to distance learning online, now the College Board has officially canceled every SAT scheduled for the spring semester. What should you do now? How will college admissions be affected? You no doubt have lots of questions. Let's try to address a few of them here.
Read MoreThe University of California announced today that it has “temporarily relaxed some undergraduate admissions policies” for the fall 2021 freshman class so that “students are not penalized by their inability to earn letter grades for academic classes or take standardized tests during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Read MoreYou’ve spent the last fifteen years or so doing your best to prepare your child for all that life has to offer. Perhaps helping him or her get into a good college has been one of your longest-term, most important goals. So now that the time has come to prepare for the high-stakes SAT or ACT, all sorts of accumulated emotions and tensions are bound to surface.
That said, if approached with care, test preparation can actually be a constructive, rewarding experience. Here are some suggestions for supporting your teen in getting ready for the SAT or ACT.
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