College Essay Guy

JULY 6, 2023

If you’re looking for help paying for college (and since most applicants probably are— here's some helpful info about that ) and have started to check into scholarships (because you definitely should), chances are you’ve come across some of the famous ones ( The National Merit Scholarship or the Gates Scholarship , for example).

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ACM College Consulting

MARCH 21, 2023

The digital SAT has debuted internationally and will most likely remain the only form available for international students from now on. The digital format will be implemented in the US starting Fall 2023 for PSAT and Spring 2024 for SAT. ADAPTIVE TESTING: A major change with the digital SAT is the new adaptive testing model.

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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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HelloCollege

DECEMBER 12, 2022

In most cases, students receive an email from a college or university after they’ve taken the PSAT or SAT. Most likely, you’ve just been added to a mailing list because you got a decent score on your PSAT. For instance, a student who scores 1400 or above on their PSAT could be sent a personalized email or letter from a college.

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The Thoughtful College Search

JUNE 1, 2022

The brief states that “African-American and Hispanic students with PSAT scores of 1100 and up are invited to apply to Harvard, but white and Asian-American students must score at least 1310 to get an invitation.” They don’t have an obligation to “invite” every student whose PSAT scores are at a certain level to apply.

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Tex Admissions

MARCH 20, 2022

If you choose not to submit an ACT/SAT, you still need to have most or all A’s on the honors/AP track to be competitive, especially for majors that are in high demand. A lot of applicants will be unable to retake the ACT/SAT and attempt to improve. Every school has experienced changes in grading policies.

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Great College Advice

AUGUST 23, 2023

Definitely. So from a dollars and cents perspective, spending a bit of money to raise your SAT or ACT score a few points higher may mean thousands more dollars in scholarships from certain universities. These tests loom large in the college admissions process. On the one hand, you should not tress too much about your scores.

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