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The Right Test to Take For College Acceptance: ACT vs SAT
Today in America the ACT has overtaken the SAT in popularity, which is why parents and students all over the nation are now asking themselves which exam is more important for college acceptance, the SAT or ACT?
Your College is Not Your Fate!
The pressure to get into a certain college or university is a tremendous one for numerous students. Indeed, some families take extraordinary measures to ensure that their children are accepted by the finest institutions and are promptly enrolled.
Questions HS Students Should Ask Their Guidance Counselors
You’re in high school and have plans to attend college. Like many high school students, you’re trying to do your best academically to secure a high spot amongst your graduating class and to polish your college-bound credentials.
ACT Test Preparation Advice and Tips
For years, the ACT trailed the SAT in the number of annual test takers. Beginning in 2011, more students sat for the ACT than they did for the SAT, underscoring the ACT’s growing influence.
Rising Senior: How to Prepare for College
As a high school student finishing up your junior year, you are just months away from completing your secondary education and are about ready to turn a new chapter in your life. That chapter may include beginning work, joining the military or attending college.
Will Your College Waive its Application Fee?
When you apply to college, you will almost always be required to pay an application fee.
Do You Meet the Minimum Requirements for College?
Tweet Quite easily, you may meet the minimum requirements for some colleges and miss out for others. Every college has admissions requirements, even if they are touted as “open admissions”
How to Overcome a Low GPA Obstacle
Tweet 1. College entrance exams. Many colleges and universities require students to take an SAT or ACT test, which can provide a good indicator on how students will perform academically
Coming Up Short: High School Students
Tweet SAT benchmark reveals holes in college preparation. A recently released report from the College Board has revealed that just 43 percent of 2012 graduated students that took the SAT
Bad Grades? You Can Get Into College.
Tweet Overcoming your high school slump to pursue a college education. This is possible because there is a college for just about anyone including the student whose GPA barely allowed
Your GPA and College Admissions Requirements
Tweet Most schools use a 4.0 grad scale with a 4 representing an “A,” a 3 a “B” and so on. The higher the GPA, the better the student’s chances
How to Go From Homeschool to College
Tweet Preparing for college when homeschooled. One area of concern families have regarding homeschooling is college. Parents are preparing their children for life beyond homeschool, fully expecting that their students
