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Parents and students, we all know it’s coming. Senior year. College applications. The mere thought of college applications can make high school students feel anxiety and dread. Parents, give your students the gift of foresight. With a little bit of smart planning, you...
As a college counselor, I see a lot of confusion surrounding the SAT Subject Tests (formerly—and still commonly—known as the SAT IIs). For many students, these tests, as well as the AP exams, just don’t register as that important, and so some students don’t spend a...
Previous sections focused on the SAT, the most commonly recognized and widely used standardized college entrance exam. However, there is a second standardized college entrance exam: the ACT. In this section, I’ll explore the differences between the SAT and the ACT and...
Although, as discussed in my previous post, lots of big-name colleges are breaking rank and no longer requiring that students take the SAT or the ACT, these colleges remain exceptions to what is still very much a rule. Nearly all competitive universities in the U.S.,...
Over several years of watching and helping tens of thousands of students get through the SAT, I’ve learned that the three most helpful pieces of advice I can share are almost dismayingly simple…but very powerful. Start early! Practice makes perfect! Practice the right...
Although the SAT gets a lot of attention and everyone has heard a great deal about it, in my experience, I’ve discovered that too many students and their parents fundamentally misunderstand the nature of the test. So let’s start with some basics: What does the SAT...
