Most students took the PSAT on October 13th. So what? It doesn’t count for anything, right? Wrong!…Mostly. Here are some ways the PSAT counts for everyone who takes it: The PSAT is an opportunity for students to put themselves in a real test setting before taking their first official SAT. It is an chance to […]
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There have been test-optional universities for the past fifty two years, when Bowdoin stopped requiring its students to submit SAT or ACT test scores. Until the past 18 months, test-optional policies were very rare—93% of universities required scores. In the advent of COVID, most universities have gone test-optional. Since this is a relatively recent phenomenon, […]
Over the past two decades, I have been a student of my students, particularly those who have made the best improvements on these tests. What do they do that most students don’t? I have found it boils down to four habits students should have: (1) Do all of their practice, to the best of their […]
When I receive a phone call, the first advice I give to parents is for them to send their child for a mock SAT and ACT. It is easier for me to focus on just the SAT since every high school junior All Around Old Bridge seems to be taking that test… So why would […]
