“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 …
In November, when we wrote the blog, “College Board’s New Score Reporting Policy – Score Choice,” we made references to our June blog on the same topic where we spoke to a College Board (CB) representative and learned that some of the particulars of this new policy were not yet …
In June of 2008, when the College Board went public with their new score reporting policy, there was little specific information about the plan. In fact, before we wrote our June 23rd blog on “Change in SAT Policy Expected to Increase Revenues and Market Share,” we called the College Board …
We received the following e-mail today from a high school guidance counselor: Dear Ivy Coach, Am I misinforming our families when I indicate that almost universally the ACT plus Writing is accepted in lieu of the SAT Reasoning and Subject Tests? I have an inquiry from a parent and it …
