Announcements from The College Board 2021
On January 19, 2021, the College Board released three important changes that will significantly impact the standardized testing landscape for college applicants.
Changes in Standardized Testing for College Admissions
Many aspects of college admissions have changed in response to COVID-19. Seniors must decide which college to enroll at without having the opportunity to attend Accepted Student Days. Juniors need to develop their college list without visiting colleges in person. And – the topic of this blog – the standardized ...
Should You Register for the SAT or ACT Essay?
Few colleges now require the essay when you take the SAT or ACT. In fact, in 2016, the College Board made the essay optional, stating: “While the College Board remains steadfast in its commitment to the importance of analytic writing for all students . . . one single essay historically ...
Should You Take the SAT or ACT with Essay?
Few colleges now require the essay when you take the SAT or ACT. In fact, in 2016, the College Board made the essay optional, stating: "While the College Board remains steadfast in its commitment to the importance of analytic writing for all students . . . one single essay historically ...
College Board Offers SAT in August, ACT adds July Test Date
The College Board began offering the SAT and Subject Tests in August 2017 for the first time, and will be eliminating the January test date going forward. Fewer test centers were available in August, since schools have a lighter staff during the summer. The ACT also changed its test schedule, ...
Recent College Board Changes
Last weekend, the College Board introduced a totally revamped SAT. The major changes include: Return to two sections instead of three sections: (a) evidence-based reading and writing; and (b) math Return to maximum score of 1600 instead of 2400 Words in context instead of esoteric vocabulary No penalty for wrong ...
What You Need to Know About Test Score Delays
Nearly every year, the college admissions process suffers some sort of hiccup. Two years ago, the Common App crashed in a spectacularly disastrous manner, and this year, the ACT and College Board seem to be following suit: both have announced significant delays in score reporting, leading to a fair amount ...
Ask the Experts: Should I Take the New SAT?
The redesigned SAT will debut in the spring of 2016. As a result, many current sophomores must decide whether to prep early and take the old SAT before the change, wait and take the new version of the SAT, or avoid the SAT altogether and focus on the ACT. There ...
Update: The New SAT
At this week’s annual conference of NACAC (National Association of College Admissions Counselors), Collegiate Gateway had the opportunity to speak directly with the staff of the College Board about plans for the new PSAT and SAT testing, to be implemented in 2015-2016. Upcoming changes were described as “evolutionary, not revolutionary.” ...