by Jake | Jul 20, 2020 | ACT, College Admissions, Preparation, SAT
Many colleges are test optional for the class of 2021. Some have extended the test optional policy to the class of 2022 as well. We wrote about this a few months ago, but the landscape has changed since then. During these unprecedented times, it can be tempting to...
by Jake | May 29, 2020 | ACT, Preparation, SAT
By now, you probably have a sense of online learning. You’ve experienced the occasional connectivity issues, the classmates who can’t seem to find the mute button, and the adorable but distracting pets. Maybe you’ve spent some time wondering if the person talking is...
by Jake | Apr 27, 2020 | ACT, College Admissions, SAT
If you follow the SAT-related news—and who doesn’t?—you know that several colleges have decided to waive the SAT/ACT requirement for students in the class of 2021. Due to COVID-19, three of the seven annual SAT exam dates have been cancelled, and colleges around the...
by Jake | Dec 14, 2018 | ACT
For the past 40 years, there has been a February ACT in every state except New York. Sure, New York students have 5 ACT exams and 7 SAT exams (and none are harder/easier than any other) to choose from when planning out their testing schedule, which may seem like quite...
by Jake | Sep 15, 2017 | ACT, SAT
As students return to school for an important junior year, SAT and ACT preparation begin to come into focus. The two biggest questions are “should I take the ACT or SAT” (you may also want to check out the SAT vs ACT Wars post) and “when should I...
by Jake | Aug 7, 2017 | ACT, SAT
Yesterday’s Newsday article tackles a lot of important information surrounding the SAT and ACT competition. One of its main focuses is the short supply of August SAT test center on Long Island (a situation I alerted my readers and students to early on). Here are...
