The Trend of the Times: SAT Going Digital
The SAT, a standardized test offered through the College Board, is going digital. The test has traditionally lasted three hours and was completely on paper. Recently, colleges have started making…
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Effects of the COVID-19 Outbreak on Juniors’ College Admissions
Coupled with the closure of schools, universities, and nonessential businesses, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the requirement of standardized tests for college admissions. The main reason for the cancellation is…
College Board Cancels “Adversity Score,” Retains Adversity Information
As of Tuesday, August 27th, the College Board will no longer be including Overall Disadvantage Level scores with its SAT score reports. The Overall Disadvantage Level score, informally termed the…
College Board to Introduce New SAT “Adversity Score”
On May 16th, the College Board announced its plans to introduce a new score to be reported on SAT score reports –Â an Overall Disadvantage Level score, which has been…
How to IMSA: The PSAT/SAT
With the PSAT/NMSQT behind us and the PSAT 10 and SAT coming up soon, your favorite columnists have prepared some test-taking tips and strategies. Rest assured that this won’t be…
UChicago Announces Dramatic Revision of Admission Policy
Co-authored by Grace Yue (’20). This past summer, the University of Chicago startled seniors across the nation with a dramatic shift in their admissions policy. In a surprising announcement, the…