Just say the words “standardized tests” to a family with a high school junior and you can see everyone’s blood pressure jump. Parents are concerned because they are hearing conflicting messages regarding the importance of these tests. It used to be that most college admissions decisions were     Continue Reading...

In March, the College Board, purveyors of the SAT, introduced a new method of score reporting called Score Choice. According to the College Board, “Score Choice gives you the option to choose which scores (by test date for the SAT and by individual test for SAT Subject Tests) you send to     Continue Reading...

As high school seniors finish their applications and begin the waiting game, it’s time for juniors to take the first steps in the college admissions process. Last week I discussed two of the five areas where high school juniors and their families should be dedicating their time: college search     Continue Reading...

 Much has been written about the diminished value colleges place on standardized tests such as the SAT and the ACT. There’s even an organization (www.fairtest.org) whose mission is to “end the misuses and flaws of standardized tests” and remove these tests from the college     Continue Reading...

Formerly the Scholastic Aptitude Test, it’s now the SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test) Reasoning Test. As of 2005, it has three sections: math, critical reading and writing. The SAT is a three-hour, 45-minute test. With breaks and test instructions, the dreaded morning often stretches to five     Continue Reading...