Congratulations to the class of 2017! All that hard work has paid off, and you should be incredibly proud of all your achievements. Curious as to where Summit students are heading in the fall? [...]
The independent school applications process can occasionally feel like an overwhelming and confusing one. However, with the right plan in place, you can make sure that the entire process runs [...]
As we noted on this blog a while back, during this school year ACT, Inc. (makers of the ACT family of tests) launched a new test called the PreACT. A few schools in our geographic footprint have [...]
Last month, we published a primer on the SAT Subject Tests. However, with spring finally here, more and more students are beginning to prepare for these exams. Most students will take SAT Subject [...]
One of the biggest sources of confusion regarding the SSAT involves how scores are reported. While both scaled scores and percentiles are reported, independent school admission offices have [...]
With all the talk around the SAT and ACT, it’s sometimes easy to forget about SAT Subject Tests. With a number of schools either requiring or recommending these tests, it’s important [...]
It’s March Madness time again! Last year, in an effort to find a hidden edge in my office pool, I asked the question: “What if Standardized Test Scores Predicted NCAA Tournament Winners?” and [...]
Last week, Summit was in attendance at the College Board’s New England Regional Forum in Boston. In addition to hearing that a new practice SAT (#8) would be available on Khan Academy at [...]
Both the SAT and ACT cover a similar range of math concepts from pre-algebra to trigonometry. The ACT requires a basic understanding of a greater number of concepts and terms, whereas the SAT [...]
One of the things which really concerned and frustrated families about the Redesigned SAT last year (and which helped fuel the increased demand for the ACT) was the very long lag time between [...]
