Who is in the tougher situation when it comes to getting into college: the student whose high school GPA is lower than ideal or the student whose SAT and/or ACT scores are lower than ideal? It’ ...
How to Plan Your Studying: SAT/ACT Prep Calendar
A good study plan is crucial for passing the SAT or ACT. To plan well, it’s good to know the SAT test dates and ACT test dates. And of course, a number of other factors–and study materials–...
Recent Changes to the ACT/SAT: What Students Need to Know
There have been quite a few changes in the world of testing lately, all involving the SAT and ACT. It’s important to know what these changes are, and what these changes mean for you as you pre...
5 Most Common Mistakes To Avoid When Preparing for the ACT
If your student is preparing for the ACTs, make sure they are aware of these valuable tips to help them study and perform as best they can when test day comes. Don’t forget, higher ACT sc...
Preparing for College? What’s Your High School Action Plan?
Preparing for college means making sure your family has a plan, both academic and financial, for all 4 years of high school. If you fail to make a plan, then you plan to fail. Don’t let that ha...
ACT Announces Changes to Information Reported to Colleges
About a year ago, the ACT organization announced what appeared to be subtle changes for 2015-16, mainly in the Writing section of the test. In a carefully worded news release, ACT described changes st...
Test Taking Tips To Improve Your Student’s SAT Scores
There’s been much media attention of late on the “new” upcoming SAT, to be offered March of 2016. But in the meantime, students are still taking the existing SAT and can benefit from...
Getting Accommodations for the SAT/ACT
For students with learning disabilities and/or ADD/ADHD, figuring out whether to take the SAT or ACT isn’t so straightforward. My first piece of advice is to apply for accommodations on both tests. Th...
The NEW SAT: What it means for your student
Because the upcoming new SAT (March of 2016) from the College Board can have significant affect on testing and prepping plans for current sophomores, we asked our friends at Testive to give us their o...
College Prep & Motivating Teenagers – Like Mixing Oil & Water?
As most parents know, trying to motivate a teenager to do something they don’t want to do can feel like banging your head against a wall. It’s one of the basic frustrations of parenting te...