College admissions officers look at a variety of criteria when evaluating your college application: your SAT or ACT score, your high school GPA, and your extracurricular activities. They also take a look at your high school transcript. But how important are your high school grades, in particular your junior year grades, for college admissions?
Whether you’re studying for your first ACT or just got back a perfect score of 36 (after taking our ACT course, of course), knowing how the ACT is scored can be helpful for evaluating your study methods and your score report.
College Board’s SAT Score Choice policy is pretty straightforward: it means you choose which of your SAT scores are sent to colleges. But why would you use score choice? How does it compare to super scoring? And does any of this apply if you send the four free score reports you get for each SAT test to colleges?
Wondering how to send your SAT scores to colleges? It’s as simple as a few clicks of a keyboard. We’ll take you through the process and provide guidance on the best strategy for reporting your SAT scores to colleges.
After studying diligently for the ACT for months, it’s time to register for the ACT and decide how you want to send your ACT scores to colleges. Here’s the low-down on how and when to send your scores to colleges:
It’s finally spring, which for many high schoolers means it’s time to take a look at the 2021 AP Exam dates and schedule. Due to coronavirus precautions, this spring’s AP Exams are a bit different than in years past.
Between raw scores, scaled scores, and total scores, figuring out how the SAT is scored can be tough. In this post, we’re breaking down the SAT’s overall scoring structure, how the SAT calculates scores, and how to use this information to your advantage.
If you took the SAT in 2019, your SAT test may have had not four, but five test sections. This fifth section, called “Section 5” by the SAT, is an experimental section used to test out questions for future SAT tests.
These eight SAT prep videos will arm you with strategies to take on the SAT test with confidence.
Grading changes due to COVID-19 have many students wondering how college admissions officers will view pass/fail grades on their spring 2020 transcript.