A Closer Look at PSAT Percentiles
Percentiles are a beast. And the beast is out in full force with the new PSAT. There’s been a lot of talk about scores, conversions, and selection indexes, but it all seems to focus now on [...]
ACT Now Scoring Writing Section More Harshly
This past fall, the ACT Writing section began featuring a new essay and scoring rubric. Students who took the ACT before it changed, then sat for the exam again after the changes were made, may [...]
Recent College Board Delays Create Uncertainty of Smooth Transition to the Redesigned SAT
In the months that have passed since the College Board officially announced the redesigned SAT exam, the college admissions landscape has undergone some significant (and oftentimes unexpected) [...]
Test Prep in the News: December 2015
We are committed to providing you with the most up-to-date resources and announcements from the college admissions testing landscape. Here are some of the top headlines from this past month: The [...]
Test Prep in the News: November 2015
We are committed to providing you with the most up-to-date resources and announcements from the college admissions testing landscape. Here are some of the top headlines from this past month: For [...]
Tests Uncovered: Problem Solving and Data Analysis Questions in Redesigned SAT Math
This week we are taking a closer look at the Problem Solving and Data Analysis Questions on the redesigned SAT Math section. What does this question look like? The redesigned SAT will contain a [...]
Tests Uncovered: Heart of Algebra Questions in Redesigned SAT Math
This week we are taking a closer look at the Heart of Algebra Questions on the redesigned SAT Math section. What does this question look like? The redesigned SAT will contain a number of [...]
Tests Uncovered: Computer-Based Testing on the New ACT
UPDATE [May 2018]: Check out ArborBridge’s Guide to Computer-Based Testing: What We Know & What We Don’t Know for the most up-to-date information on the computer-based ACT. This [...]
ACT Reading Quick Tip: Annotate As You Read
One of the trickiest parts of the ACT Reading section is that the questions often don’t have line references. Plus, the questions don’t go in order of where the answers appear in the passage. [...]