3 minute read As you may have heard or read, many colleges now provide students with the option to submit test scores as part of their application (also known as “test-optional”). While it is always preferable to have options, we want our families and partner schools to have as much …
SAT Prep
Should Students be Thinking About the PSAT?
7 minute read For many students, the PSAT is the least of their concerns. With so many major milestones occurring throughout their high school careers - getting a drivers’ license, the SAT and ACT, tryouts for school sports and plays, AP classes etc. - there’s not much extra brain space to worry …
A Farewell Letter from the SAT Essay
5 minute read In January, College Board (the company behind the SAT) announced that beginning in July 2021, the SAT will no longer include the optional Essay section. Now that the change is taking effect, here’s what we imagine the SAT Essay section would say in a farewell letter to past and …
The Most-Asked Question in Our Prep Classes: What is a “Good” Score on the SAT or ACT?
5 minute read Having worked with 7,000+ students, our warm and welcoming teachers have answered all sorts of questions. And there’s one question that our students ask our teachers in nearly every class, and the students never really anticipate the answer. In this blog, we’ll explain …