Great College Advice

JANUARY 28, 2025

Standardized Testing : Take the PSAT for practice. Test Preparation : Take SAT/ACT in your fall or spring semester. Extracurricular Focus : Start narrowing down activities to those that genuinely interest you, seeking leadership opportunities where possible. Quality of involvement matters more than quantity.

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Great College Advice

AUGUST 20, 2024

Make a plan around SAT/ACT testing If you haven’t already, fall of your junior year is the time to map out your standardized testing plan. Although most colleges remain test optional following COVID, we recommend studying and sitting for the SAT or ACT at least once. Keep this in mind as you begin your junior year.

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College Essay Guy

JULY 26, 2024

For the PSAT: MIT recommends that you have scores of 740 or higher in Math and 700 or higher in EBRW. For applicants who have taken the ACT: Ideally, have a Math score of 33 or higher and an English/Science/Reading score of 34 or higher. For the PSAT, the recommended minimum score is 740+ in Math and 700+ in EBRW.

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Top Tier Admissions

DECEMBER 15, 2022

If you are applying to 11 th grade, 12 th grade or PG (Post Graduate) years, you can usually submit any SAT, ACT, PSAT, or SSAT score. Many private high schools now offer a test-optional application process, but we still suggest taking the recommended standardized tests if you have access to a testing site and test prep resources.

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Ivy College Essay

AUGUST 3, 2023

You will then need to impress the admissions officers with the remainder of your application, your letters of recommendation, your essay, your extracurriculars, athletics, and interview. What SAT or ACT scores do I need to get into Harvard? You can and should take the PSAT in your sophomore year. to invite to apply.

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CTK College Coach

MAY 2, 2024

Here is what I advise you to keep top of mind as you plan the coming months: When to Begin Preparing for the SAT or ACT If a student has completed Algebra 2 by the end of sophomore year and plans to take the SAT or ACT, the summer before junior year is the right time to make a plan and register for testing for fall.

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CTK College Coach

MAY 2, 2024

Here is what I advise you to keep top of mind as you plan the coming months: When to Begin Preparing for the SAT or ACT If a student has completed Algebra 2 by the end of sophomore year and plans to take the SAT or ACT, the summer before junior year is the right time to make a plan and register for testing for fall.

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CTK College Coach

AUGUST 31, 2022

Here are my top five tips: 1) Prepare well and early for standardized (SAT and ACT) tests. NB: Certain schools have reverted to requiring the ACT or SAT (or never went test optional): MIT, public schools in Florida, and the top public schools in Georgia. How do I know which test to take– SAT or ACT? So what do I tell my own son?

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Princeton College Consulting

AUGUST 6, 2019

The three standardized tests most commonly with the admissions process are the PSAT, the SAT, and the ACT. It can be difficult to determine whether it’s better to take the SAT or ACT. Should I retake the SAT or ACT? Which standardized tests should I take, when should I take them, and what do they mean?

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CTK College Coach

OCTOBER 29, 2023

The Test-Optional Movement and How it Affects You Should I Take the ACT or SAT or Neither One? If a student has not already taken a practice SAT or ACT, this is a good time to do so. When Should I Take the SAT or ACT? Activities Do’s and Don’ts & Letters of Recommendation Remember that NACAC survey ?

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CTK College Coach

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

If you are facing a deferral, write your letter of continued interest, garner more letters of recommendation if a college will accept them , and go visit the school if you can to show your engagement. SAT, ACT, and test optional: with Dartmouth now requiring test scores, will the test optional trend reverse?

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College Essay Guy

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Take the PSAT and plan your test dates for the ACT or SAT; typically, you will take either of these standardized tests for the first time during the winter or spring of your junior year. Winter and spring of your junior year Take the ACT or SAT for the first time or second time to increase your score.

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College Essay Guy

JULY 6, 2023

million high school students who take the PSAT). You’ll need to submit your high school transcripts, SAT and/or ACT scores, two letters of recommendation, and a copy of your college acceptance letter. Enter the Pepsi Scholarships! Narrower eligibility = less competition. You also need to have at least a 2.5

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Admissions Mom

MAY 14, 2025

TESTING PRACTICE AND PREP FOR THE PSAT: You take it in October, and it helps you qualify for National Merit if you score high enough. PRACTICE AND PREP FOR THE ACT and SAT: Take a couple of practice tests and see which one feels better to you and which one you score higher on. SAT/ACT TESTS: Finish up any testing you have left to do.

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Admissions Mom

JUNE 22, 2023

TESTING PRACTICE AND PREP FOR THE PSAT: You take it in October, and it helps you qualify for National Merit if you score high enough. PRACTICE AND PREP FOR THE ACT and SAT: Take a couple of practice tests and see which one feels better to you and which one you score higher on. SAT/ACT TESTS: Finish up any testing you have left to do.

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College Essay Guy

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

If you have any test-required schools on your list, such as MIT , Georgetown , and Purdue , then of course you will need to take and submit SAT or ACT scores. Preparing well for the SAT and/or ACT typically takes time and effort, and you need to make sure that you can balance everything by having a clear plan. If not, that’s also ok.

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