In major breaking college admissions news, The College Board announced today the elimination of SAT Subject Tests in all disciplines as well as the elimination of the optional writing portion of the SAT. The SAT Subject Tests, previously known as the SAT II exams, have been a staple offering of …
In the old days, before the latest SAT redesign in 2015, the SAT essay assignment consisted of short, cryptic prompts, inspiring the creative student to heights of rhetorical and literary rococo. Nowadays, though, the SAT essay is all business: students are presented with a long, persuasive essay on a contemporary …
While many highly selective universities no longer require the SAT essay (or the ACT essay for that matter), applicants to these schools with such low admit rates should still of course submit such scores. When admit rates hover below 10%, that which is required is irrelevant. Not submitting such a …
All in favor? All opposed? The Ivy League is in session. You may have read an article recently on the pages of the University of Pennsylvania’s newspaper, “The Daily Pennsylvanian” on the topic of the SAT’s optional essay. Ivy Coach is referenced extensively in the piece. Penn recently removed the …
