“The New York Post” is reporting that an SAT scandal is brewing in Great Neck, New York (the setting of “The Great Gatsby”). Allegedly, a few students hired a student at a top midwestern university to take their exams for them. While the principal and superintendent declined to comment, one …
On this past weekend’s SAT exam, there was an essay prompt that has stirred up quite a bit of controversy. The question related to reality television: “These shows depict ordinary people competing in everything from singing and dancing to losing weight, or just living their everyday lives” — as well …
The Easiest SAT Subject Tests Since its inception in 1926, the SAT has been a cornerstone of the U.S. college application process, and while more colleges are making the test optional, it’s still a major piece of the puzzle for any college applicant. Similar to the GMAT and GRE for …
When The College Board first announced in June 2008 a new policy as it relates to the reporting of SAT scores to colleges, the organization offered few specifics on just how this would all work. Then in November 2008, The College Board alas revealed some of these long-awaited specifics — …
In June of 2008, when The College Board went public with their new score reporting policy, the organization offered little information about the plan. In fact, before we wrote our June 23, 2008 post announcing the change to the score reporting policy, we called The College Board’s counselor hotline and …