Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Students with impairing test anxiety typically have inaccurate and unhelpful beliefs about themselves and the significance of exams. You may label yourself a “bad test taker,” or believe your performance on exams reflects your self-worth. Poor test performance can reinforce inaccurate beliefs, which creates a vicious cycle.

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 15, 2024

UT AUSTIN: STANDARDIZED TESTING REQUIRED After four years of test-optional admissions for undergraduate admissions, the University of Texas at Austin will once again require standardized testing scores , beginning with applications for the Fall 2025 semester. News & World Report in 2024.

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PrepScholar

JANUARY 29, 2024

Behold test-optional colleges. Colleges that are test optional don't require you to submit SAT or ACT scores but will consider them if submitted. In this guide, we'll explain what "test optional" means for different schools before providing you with a comprehensive list of test-optional colleges and universities in the US.

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CTK College Coach

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

With Dartmouth and Yale now requiring test scores, will the test optional trend reverse? A March 2024 Update As we head deep into the middle of the school year, many juniors are taking the ACT or SAT– or wondering whether they should in this largely test-optional world.

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College Transitions

MARCH 27, 2024

Knowing when the SAT is offered—and when you should take the exam—are important steps in the preparation process. If there was a one-size-fits-all answer to when you should take the SAT, this blog would be one straightforward sentence in length. Yet, the decision on when to sit for your first SAT exam (as well as […]

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Top Tier Admissions

JULY 5, 2023

We recently posted our Top Tips for Acing any School Exam and now we bring you our top tips for acing any standardized test! STUDY EFFICIENTLY FOR STANDARDIZED EXAMS When preparing for the ACT, SAT, AP exams, SSAT/ISEE, or any other standardized test, the best approach is… you guessed it: to start early and with a strategy !

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CTK College Coach

MARCH 7, 2024

In the week before the test, try to have a regular wake time each morning and get eight or more hours of sleep each night. More than anything, give yourself a break on the day before the test. There is no cramming for this test, and giving your brain a break will pay off the next day.

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

GPAs were more uniform and test scores were required of all applicants. If a student had both a GPA and a test score that fell in the bottom quartile, it was not necessarily a NO for admission, but it was a very instructive reality check on likelihood. This is exacerbated for test scores due to the test optional trend.

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BestColleges

MARCH 1, 2024

Yale University announced it is reinstating standardized test requirements. The university believes mandatory test requirements can help level the playing field for disadvantaged students. Yale has officially become "test-flexible." Applicants will thus have four options for submitting standardized test results.

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 5, 2024

As of this morning, Brown is the third Ivy League school to reinstate standardized test scores, following Yale and Dartmouth’s lead and citing academic performance as the leading factor that influenced the decision. Transfer applicants, however, can still take advantage of a test-optional policy.

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Berkeley² Academy

APRIL 18, 2024

institutions have adopted a test-optional policy in acknowledgement of the limited access to testing during this time. However, several colleges are beginning to reinstate required testing for the 2025-26 admissions season, and others have begun to take a more flexible approach to their standardized testing policies.

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road2college

JANUARY 9, 2024

The post Use These 5 Key SAT/ACT Tips on Test Day appeared first on Road2College. The benefits of preparing academically for the SAT and ACT are obvious, but many students and families underestimate the importance.

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Spark Admissions

JUNE 22, 2023

Debates around standardized testing have been around for as long as standardized test scores have been part of education in the United States. Some argue that students undergo too much testing: by their high schools, by the state, for college admissions, etc. Yet, these tests have changed.

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Koodoos Learning

OCTOBER 9, 2022

The test-optional movement started almost 50 years ago at Bowdoin College, but in the past few years, more and more colleges have joined along. Recently, diversity concerns may have led to more colleges deciding to go test optional. that are now test-optional, according to the National Center for Fair and Open Testing.”

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College Admissions Strategies

JANUARY 17, 2023

The transition from paper-based to digital testing affirms the continuing relevance and usefulness of standardized tests in the test optional, post-pandemic era. The post Students Can Prepare for Digital Testing appeared first on College Admissions Strategies.

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BestColleges

OCTOBER 12, 2023

More students in the class of 2023 took the ACT test from the previous year. High school students' ACT test scores have dropped to their lowest level in more than 30 years, according to the nonprofit organization that administers the test. increase in the class of 2023 SAT test takers — with 1.9 Despite only 20.8%

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Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

As of this morning, Yale is the second Ivy League school to require standardized test scores, following Dartmouth’s lead and citing research that test-optional policies adversely affect high-scoring low-income students. When a university states they are test optional, some students take them at their word.

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BestColleges

JULY 17, 2023

The Classic Learning Test is an alternative to the SAT and ACT and is accepted by over 200 mostly private and religious colleges and universities. Ron DeSantis signed a bill allowing public schools to administer the test. The test may soon be accepted by public universities in Florida. What’s the Classic Learning Test?

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Spark Admissions

APRIL 11, 2023

According to Columbia, this move was prompted by a growing recognition of the flaws in standardized testing and the school’s desire to make the admissions process more equitable and accessible to a broader range of students. For decades, standardized tests have been central to the college admissions process.

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Spark Admissions

APRIL 11, 2023

According to Columbia, this move was prompted by a growing recognition of the flaws in standardized testing and the school’s desire to make the admissions process more equitable and accessible to a broader range of students. For decades, standardized tests have been central to the college admissions process.

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 12, 2024

To view it please enter your password below: Password: The post Protected: Opt-in Test Post appeared first on Top Tier Admissions. This content is password protected.

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Ivy Central

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Here at Ivy Central, we get lots of questions about AP Tests, are they needed or useful in the US college application process, how many should you do, and are some subjects more valuable than others? This article will help you answer these and other questions about AP Tests. What are AP Tests?

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College Transitions

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

With your packed agenda and laundry list of responsibilities, you’re likely on the hunt for a standardized test prep option that you can engage in on your own schedule—in between your last class of the day and the start of soccer practice, after your 4-8 PM work shift, before school…the list goes on. However, finding […]

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PrepScholar

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

No matter how you prep for the ACT—whether you have a tutor, take a class, or study by yourself—you must get access to official, online and printable ACT tests. The official ACT practice test provided below—released by ACT, Inc.—is is the exact format you’ll see on test day.

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Spark Admissions

JANUARY 23, 2023

After the COVID-19 pandemic made it difficult or impossible for many students to take the ACT and the SAT, the vast majority of American colleges and universities chose to institute temporary (or, in some cases, permanent) test-optional policies. Which colleges will be test-optional for the high school Class of 2024 (a.k.a.

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Spark Admissions

JANUARY 23, 2023

After the COVID-19 pandemic made it difficult or impossible for many students to take the ACT and the SAT, the vast majority of American colleges and universities chose to institute temporary (or, in some cases, permanent) test-optional policies. Which colleges will be test-optional for the Class of 2024? But Spark is here to help!

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Scoir

AUGUST 10, 2023

Most people venturing into the college admission process have heard about the SAT and the ACT tests. Words like score choice, superscoring, self-reporting, test flexible, and test optional can be super confusing and stress-inducing. Don't worry!

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PrepScholar

AUGUST 15, 2023

Official SAT tests released by the College Board are the absolute gold standard for SAT practice questions. Each official practice test contains real questions given to actual students at previous administrations of the SAT. In this article, I'll show you where to find all official SAT practice tests online.

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Ivy Central

AUGUST 17, 2022

Do I need to take an English Language test? As an international student, there are so many different steps you’ll need to understand and navigate when applying to colleges and universities in the United States or the United Kingdom; one question we are frequently asked is, ‘Do I need to take an English language test?’.

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College Transitions

JANUARY 27, 2024

Ever been taught a strategy that made you feel like a small, hand-drawn lightbulb was suddenly flickering happily above your head? Perhaps it was a slight tweak to how you were approaching a math problem, or a simple way to scout out the presence of a direct object. Once you learn the strategy, it’s hard […]

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PrepScholar

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Future SAT test dates are only confirmed less than a year in advance, but we at PrepScholar have done the hard work of looking at past test date patterns to predict future SAT test dates and registration deadlines. For 2023 and early 2024, the official timetable is set in stone.

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road2college

APRIL 12, 2024

The post Dear Roadie: Should I Drug-Test My Son to Ensure He’s Not Wasting His College Tuition? Dear Roadie, My son will be attending a school that costs $80,000 per year. Am I crazy for wanting him. appeared first on Road2College.

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JON BOECKENSTEDT'S ADMISSIONS WEBLOG

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

To reiterate, I don’t care about tests, other than to point out repeatedly the essential absurdity of the very concept. I’m sick of this crap. To Use them if you want, Love them if you want. I I work at a university that doesn’t require them, and I work on the west coast, where they’re essentially meaningless. I’m

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PrepScholar

OCTOBER 30, 2023

When preparing for SAT Reading, it's crucial to use high-quality practice materials that accurately reflect the content of the real test. In this article, I will go through the best resources for SAT Reading practice materials, both online and in printed prep books.

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CTK College Coach

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Testing Tips and Timeline for High School Juniors (Class of 2025) October - Taking the PSAT Most high school juniors in the US will take the PSAT on or around October 11. It is meant to be a warm-up to the real test, and it is! You can also simply take a practice test of each and compare results. No more long reading passages.

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PrepScholar

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Future ACT dates are only confirmed a little more than a year in advance, but at PrepScholar, we've researched patterns from previous testing years to predict future ACT test dates. In this guide, we'll provide the confirmed and likely dates for 2024-2025, 2025-2026, and 2026-2027.

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College Transitions

MARCH 8, 2024

It’s completely normal to experience some anxiety leading up to a test. Whether your anxiety is mild or extreme, continue reading for some test anxiety tips that can help you manage in the days leading up to that big exam. […] For some, this anxiety is manageable, while for others, it can get in the way.

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