What if a college admissions test is scheduled in the summer but no schools are open to offering it? Last year, on the heels of The College Board’s announcement of an additional SAT date in [...]
The SAT and ACT: those mythical, all-encompassing tests that kids start talking about right around the time they learn what college is. Of course, the SAT and ACT are an important piece of [...]
For students, realizing their college dreams means focusing on the daily grind of school and homework, not to mention extracurricular activities. For their parents, a major focus is the funding. [...]
From its humble Midwest origins in 1959 to its 2007 acceptance at all US colleges alongside the SAT, the ACT offers students a choice in the process of admissions testing. While many students [...]
An overview of the SAT Question-And-Answer Service (QAS) and ACT Test Information Release Service (TIR) As the standardized testing season ramps up, we wanted to make sure that families were [...]
ACT recently announced a policy change for those students taking the ACT with Writing with the time-and-a-half accommodation. Students will now have exactly five hours to complete the four [...]
The Importance of Test Prep Planning SAT or ACT? Summit can help you make the right choice. At Summit, every season seems to have its own rhythm. Most juniors are well into their tutoring by [...]
Recently, you may have heard some buzz about ACT offering a computer-based test (CBT). Yes, this is true! ACT has been allowing states and districts that use their school day testing system to [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
