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News on College Applications

By Abhi On October 21, 2015 · 1 Comment · In College Application, Education: General, Education: Industry, General, In The News, Resource
College Admissions: Why Early Action and Decision Matter In the last decade, early admission programs have become an increasingly important aspect of college admissions. Many colleges are filling 30-70% of their freshman class via Early Action or Early Decision . . .             Universities, including Rice, A&M, want to make [...]
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Success Tips for High School and College

By Abhi On October 14, 2015 · Add Comment · In Education: General, General, Resource, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring
4 Back-to-School Tips for High School Seniors As your last summer of high school draws to a close, you may be preparing for the year-long transformation from high school student to college student . . .             3 Tasks to Help High School Juniors Boost College Success Junior year is [...]
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New Tips for SAT/ACT Test Prep and Test Day

By Abhi On October 8, 2015 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Education: General, Education: Industry, Exam: ACT, Exam: PSAT, Exam: SAT, General, In The News, Resource, Teaching & Tutoring, Test Preparation, Testing
3 True Answers About Common ACT, SAT Strategies Get the facts about some popular test-taking strategies . . .         7 Last-Minute SAT Tricks Keep calm and Scantron on. If you need a quick confidence pick-me-up, put a couple of these simple tricks in your back pocket . . .     [...]
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Earning Perfect SAT and ACT Scores

By Abhi On October 6, 2015 · Add Comment · In Education: General, Exam: ACT, Exam: SAT, General, In The News, Test Preparation, Testing
Earning any score near perfect on the SAT or ACT is usually considered excellent. And although every test taker would ideally like to achieve the highest score possible, receiving a perfect score is often considered out of reach. Perfect SAT and ACT scores, which are 2,400 and 36 respectively, are possible and do occasionally occur. [...]
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News on Online Courses for High School

By Abhi On October 1, 2015 · Add Comment · In Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Technology, General, In The News, Resource
Purdue offers free online course for high school students Purdue University is offering a free online class for high school students. Registration is available for the Purdue Department of Computer Science’s placement course. The eight-month program teaches students about various computer science topics . . .     How High Schoolers Spent Their Summer: Online, [...]
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College Board Proposes Strategic Initiatives to Improve SAT Scores

By Abhi On September 21, 2015 · Add Comment · In Education: General, Exam: PSAT, Exam: SAT, General, In The News, Resource, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring, Test Preparation, Testing
College Board recently discussed Three Areas of Strategic Challenge for their testing program – strategic initiatives policymakers and College Board can use to help improve student test taker participation and performance. The topic is one part of the larger body of information on the 2015 College Board Program Results that is featured on their website. [...]
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News on 2015 SAT and ACT Test Results

By Abhi On September 16, 2015 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Education: General, Education: Industry, Exam: ACT, Exam: PSAT, Exam: SAT, General, In The News, Resource, Teaching, Test Preparation, Testing
Results Reveal Largest and Most Diverse Group of Students Take PSAT, SAT, and AP; Need to Improve Readiness Remains Despite growing concerns about testing, assessments linked to opportunity are reaching more students than ever . . .     Why you shouldn’t care that SAT scores are stagnating SAT scores for 2014 hit their lowest [...]
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2014 – 2015 SAT Results Summary

By Abhi On September 14, 2015 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Education: General, Exam: PSAT, Exam: SAT, General, In The News, Resource, Socrato: Release Update, Test Preparation, Testing
The College Board website now features a report on the 2014-2015 results for the SAT, 10th and 11th grade PSAT, and AP Exam. The report includes test result trends, implications, and future innovations to help more students participate and improve their scores. One major result is that SAT scores have not improved significantly from last [...]
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News and Resources for Writing a Great College Essay

By Abhi On September 10, 2015 · Add Comment · In Education: General, General, In The News
<a href="http://www potenzmittel viagra.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/2015/09/09/infographic-what-makes-a-strong-college-essay”>What Makes a Strong College Essay High school students should think of the essay as a chance to convey information not included in the rest of their application, experts say . . .         Quiz: Should This Go in a College Application Essay? Writing college application essays can be [...]
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Stats to Start the School Year

By Abhi On September 8, 2015 · Add Comment · In Education: General, Education: Industry, General, Resource
Students across the country return to school this week, many having started at the beginning of September. A recent article on the ABC News website compiled some interesting school year stats from studies by the Department of Education and other organizations. The stats include information on student enrollment, graduation, and even the amount of sleep [...]
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