Testing for College

Written by Rob Pollak from Pollak Tutors Class of 2024 – The digital SAT won’t be here until March of your Senior year, well after your testing process is complete. Prepare for years of [...]

Each year the qualifying scores for students to be considered for National Merit Scholarships changes by state.  National Merit Scholarship consideration is based on junior year PSAT scores. [...]

As Independent Educational Consultants, we are often asked to whether to take the SAT or ACT.  Since colleges accept the SAT and ACT equally, we typically advise students to determine [...]

By Jennifer Schneider The College Board has a new streamlined process for requesting accommodations for the SAT. The new guidelines simplify and expedite the eligibility process. For most [...]

Each year the qualifying scores for students to be considered for National Merit Scholarships changes by state.  National Merit Scholarship consideration is based on junior year PSAT scores. [...]

As Independent Educational Consultants, we are often asked to weigh in on this question. Since colleges accept both tests equally, we typically advise students to determine which test suits them [...]

You must send official test scores to colleges before your application is completed. Most schools allow leeway for the scores arriving after your application has been submitted, but some, [...]

Guest Blogger: Sam Rosensohn The New Evidence-Based SAT: Easier on the Reading, Harder on the Math After trekking through the 211-page Test Specifications of the Redesigned SAT by the College [...]

Drew Heilpern, PhD, the general manager of Summit Educational Group’s one-on-one in home and remote, online tutoring division wrote this guest blog post analyzing the new SATs. The College [...]

Written by Lisa Bleich and Stefanie Forman Is it better to take the SAT or the ACT? It makes no difference; both tests are equally accepted at colleges.  The only exception is that some [...]