Each year, states and school districts across the country offer free ACT exams to their high school students. This year, ACT has launched online ACT testing that is being offered during some of these in-school ACT test dates. This new computer-based ACT is causing a lot of concern among students and parents alike as the […]
What Is A Good SAT Score?
When you get your SAT score back, it can be hard to tell whether you’ve earned a good SAT score. Whether or not your SAT score is considered good is going to vary depending on your academic strengths and weaknesses as well as the admission and scholarship score requirements at the colleges you’re interested in […]
Parent Q&A: How can I prepare my junior for spring ACT and SAT testing?
It’s no surprise that taking the ACT or SAT can be an incredibly stressful experience for a student. But planning and preparing for these exams can also be stressful for families because the time and cost involved can be astronomical if you aren’t strategic about your approach. But, if you gather the facts, form a […]
When Should You Take The SAT?
Most high school student are advised to take the SAT in spring of their junior year and the March SAT test date is a big favorite of many college counselors. The problem with this advice, when given without taking a few specifics into account, is that a lot of students are very busy in spring. While spring […]
When Should You Take The ACT?
The ACT can be taken as early as junior high and as late as 2 months before your college application deadlines (it can sometimes take that long to get your ACT scores back).Most high school student are advised to take the ACT in spring of their junior year when you have the most academic experience […]
How Many Times Can You Take The SAT?
As is true with most of the tasks around the college admissions process, getting started early is critical to keeping stress levels low. “How many times can you take the SAT?” is a good question for families to ask early in the college prep process because it means that you’re thinking about the SAT far enough […]
3 Tips to Help Freshmen and Sophomores Prepare for the ACT and SAT
I originally wrote this article as a guest post for CollegeRaptor.com. Every fall I’m approached by a few eager students who are interested in test prep well before junior year. Middle school students, freshmen, and sophomores are often anxious over what’s coming down the road and want to get a jump on the work ahead. […]
How the Best College Essays Stand Out From the Competition
As a parent, you’ve observed your child working incredibly hard throughout high school to achieve good grades and ACT/SAT scores, as well as devoting significant time to several extracurricular activities to build a strong college résumé. Shouldn’t that be enough for your child to gain admissions to his or her top-choice schools? Probably, especially since […]
8 Things You Should Do The Week Before The ACT
The week before the ACT, everything you do should revolve around one primary goal: Be your best at the test.Now, this doesn’t mean to stop everything else and only worry about the ACT for the next few days. Preparing for the ACT this week should fit into your current schedule without sacrificing your other priorities, whether […]
6 Tips to Help You Get Focused Even When The ACT Is Boring You To Death
Here’s a news flash for you: the ACT is a long, boring test. (You’re shocked, right?!) To make matters worse, when you take it, you will be stuck in a drab, quiet classroom…on a Saturday morning. Uh oh. I would love to be able to tell you that – when taking an ACT practice test […]
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