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As the College Board and ACT, Inc cancel test after test due to the COVID-19 pandemic, colleges and universities are also canceling certain admission requirements; namely, the SAT or ACT score requirement. As more and more colleges are allowing for test-optional applications, where does that leave you? If you’re applying to colleges this fall, should you still take the ACT or SAT test?
Feeling stressed or nervous before a big test like the ACT or SAT is normal. Sometimes normal stress can become test anxiety: a physical, emotional reaction you cannot calm or control. The difference between stress or nerves and test anxiety is one’s ability to calm down and move on. There are a few mental and physical exercises you can perform to reduce test-day nerves and boost your confidence.
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Following the cancellation of the spring’s SAT and ACT tests due to COVID-19, a number of colleges across the nation (including the University of California) are going test-optional in 2021.
Did you know that reading is a great way to prepare for the ACT or SAT Reading section? Whatever your schedule looks like right now, consider picking up a fresh book from one of the 20 books below (including 12 that are also movies) and adding some reading-for-fun to your work-from-home schedule.