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New Posts:
College Applications: An Ideal Timeline, Jan. 2021
College Athletics and Recruiting: When Should Students Reach Out to Coaches?, Jan. 2021
College Board Discontinuing SAT Subject Tests and Optional Essay, “Investing” in Digital Testing—What Does This Mean for You?, Jan. 2021
How to Write the Personal Statement, Jan. 2021
Introducing Premier College Prep, March 2021
Should You Prepare for the SAT/ACT in 10th Grade?, May 2021
Which Colleges Should You Apply to? Reaches, Targets, and Safeties, June 2021
COVID-19 Updates:
Which Colleges Have Gone Test Optional for the Class of 2022?
How High School Students Can Make the Most of Quarantine, April 2020
Our Plan for Resuming In-Person Tutoring, updated April 2021
College Admissions:
What are Test Optional Admissions and How Should You Approach Them?, updated Feb. 2021
Test Optional Admissions: How Will They Affect the Class of 2021 and 2022?, updated Feb. 2021
College Athletics and Recruiting: When Should Students Reach Out to Coaches?, Jan. 2021
Differences in the Admissions Process for Recruited Athletes, March 2019
DON’T Go to the Best School You Get into? Really?, Dec. 2013
How to Write the Personal Statement: a Comprehensive Guide, Jan. 2021
It’s More Difficult Than Ever to Get into Selective Colleges— and Why That’s a Good Thing, April 2019
SAT/ACT Proctoring Mishaps and Cheating, March 2019
College Applications and Policies:
College Applications: An Ideal Timeline, Jan. 2021
Application Deadlines and Early Decision/Early Action Policies
Score Choice: Which Colleges Require You to Submit All Test Scores?
Superscoring: Which Colleges Superscore the SAT and ACT?
Supplemental Essay Prompts by College
Which Colleges Require SAT Subject Tests?
Which Colleges Require the SAT/ACT Essay?
SAT/ACT:
Convert Your Scores From SAT to ACT (and vice versa)
When Should I Prepare For and Take the SAT/ACT? Ideal Testing Timelines
Finding the Balance Between Test Prep and Everything Else, June 2019
How PSAT Scores Work, Dec. 2018
SAT and ACT Accommodations, Feb 2019
SAT and ACT Experimental Sections, April 2019
SAT vs. ACT: Which Test Should I Take?, May 2019
Should I Guess on the SAT?, Feb. 2016
Test Week Tips, Nov. 2018, updated March 2021
The Best SAT/ACT Practice Materials, Jan. 2019
What’s the Deal with the ACT Science Section?, May 2019
What’s a Good ACT Score?, Dec. 2020
What’s a Good SAT Score?, Dec. 2020
Older/dated Posts:
2020—
The Latest Testing News and Recommendations for the Class of 2021, April 2020
What Happens if the June SAT and ACT are cancelled?, April 2020
Which Colleges Have Gone Test Optional for the Class of 2021? (External link 1, External link 2, External Link 3)
2016—
New SAT Scores: Not as Simple as We Thought
2014—
Why the New SAT Could be a Disaster— for Students and the College Board
Major Changes to the SAT Announced
2013—
More Info on Changes to the SAT