The ACT is Getting Longer this Fall Blog Post
Beginning in September, ACTs will include a 20-minute, experimental section, located after the Science Test and before the Writing Test. Unlike the SAT, which only gives the experimental section to…
3 Basic Steps for Testing Success (That Even Smart Students Miss) Blog Post
As you head toward the SAT or ACT, you’re probably being inundated with information about essays, test sections, and question types. There’s plenty of great advice out there, but...
How AP Changes Impact Top Scores Blog Post
Compass research has shown that revisions to Advanced Placement tests often reduce the number of students earning the top scores needed for college credit. We look at the effect of…
How the New SAT has Disadvantaged Female Testers Blog Post
An opportunity missed. College Board has used lofty language to describe its goals for the new SAT—equity, fairness, college and career readiness. It announced the test redesign in 2014 as...
Online Testing Is Coming Blog Post
Computers are taking over testing. Such is the fear of those who worry that greater automation will lead to a shift in educational values from individuality to conformity. It's also...
ISEE Fact and Fiction: What Every Parent Should Know Blog Post
Each year, I have the privilege of giving a presentation to 5th and 6th grade parents at the UCLA Lab School. As a guest 'testing expert,' I am asked to...
August SAT Centers. Overpacking for Summer. Blog Post
Demand and Supply For well over a decade, College Board has considered making a summer SAT a reality. The rise in EA/ED applications has increased the demand among students for...
What Is the Future of SAT Subject Tests? Blog Post
Why are Subject Tests required by drastically fewer colleges than a decade ago? Is the relevance and popularity of the tests actually diminishing? Are the tests likely to survive or...
Guessing on Grid-Ins Blog Post
Teaching a student how to make educated guesses on multiple choice questions is SAT Tutoring 101. For graduate-level SAT tutoring, it is more interesting to examine the smartest way to…
