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There’s More Than One Way to Attack SAT® and ACT® Reading Passages

SAT® and ACT® reading passages require a personalized approach. Several factors determine how each test taker should best attack a text.

Grade Inflation Concerns Make the ACT® and SAT® Even More Essential

It is becoming increasingly apparent that test scores will hold more comparative value than ever before. One of the main reasons: grade inflation.

Matt McCorkleAugust 26, 2020College Admissions, Test-Optional, Current Events, Higher Education, College Applications, ACT, SAT

ACT’s® Registration Rush Reveals Realities of the “Test-Optional” Era

It turns out that the website infrastructure wasn’t the only thing that collapsed. July’s registration rush proves that many of the myths of the “Test-Optional” era are falling apart, as well.

Matt McCorkleAugust 12, 2020Test-Optional, ACT, ACT test prep, ACT Prep, SAT Prep, SAT test prep, Test Prep, Current Events

Take Official ACT® Practice Tests to the Next Level with Score Analysis

Whether it’s the ACT® or SAT®, official test releases are critical test-prep materials that every tutor and test-prep business should take advantage of. There are multiple ways you can leverage these practice tests to your benefit:

Matt McCorkleJuly 23, 2020ACT®, Official ACT® Practice Tests, ACT Prep, ACT, ACT® Prep, Practice ACT Tests

How to Help Students Interpret Data on the ACT® Science Test

ACT® test-prep students must be prepared to both read and analyze the data they are presented to arrive at a correct answer, regardless of the scientific context.

Matt McCorkleJune 30, 2020ACT, ACT Science, Study Tips, Test Prep Tips, Tutor Tips

Prepping for Both the ACT® and SAT® Makes Sense Now More Than Ever

Given the likelihood of ongoing testing disruptions and/or limited testing availability due to COVID-19, it may make more sense to develop a two-test strategy.

College Board Shelved the At-Home SAT® ... So What Happens Now?

College Board announced that they would offer a computerized version of the fall SAT® that could be taken from the comfort and safety of students’ homes. Last week, this announcement was walked back. So, what now?

Matt McCorkleJune 9, 2020college board, Test Prep, SAT Test, ACT, SAT, Online ACT Test, Current Events

The College Admissions Bribery Scandal

It’s not often that my Google News alert for “college admissions” returns articles from TMZ.com. Let’s just say that on one fateful Tuesday, my day got off to a very weird start.

No, UC Did Not Just Deliver the Knockout Punch to the Test-Prep Industry

The University of California Board of Regents have recently approved a plan which many are touting as the death knell of college admissions tests.

It’s not.

Will the Test-Optional "Trend" Catch on?

From the earliest attempts to rank students, most reasonable people have viewed standardized testing as something of a necessary evil in college admissions. Has that begun to change?

21 of the Most Important Formulas to Memorize for the ACT® Math Test

The ACT® Math Test covers a broad range of high school math concepts, but the test itself does not supply much help along the way. A student's test-prep process must include memorizing formulas.

5 Tips for Improving a Student’s Speed on the ACT® Math Test

60 questions of increasing difficulty. 60 minutes. The ACT® Mathematics Test leaves very little leeway for wasted time. With an average of only 1 minute per problem, every second counts!