SAT

SATs Help Colleges Make Smarter Admissions Calls

By Gaston Caperton - Opinion - September 4, 2009

Fair and reliable, the tests level the playing field, for the student and the school. more >>

Are the SATs a Must for College Admissions?

Opinion - September 4, 2009

Or is high school performance just as good an indicator of a student's likely success? more >>

SATs Do Not Take the Full Measure of a High School Student

By Jill Tiefenthaler - Opinion - September 4, 2009

Being good at taking tests is not as important as being a thinker, a seeker … or a clarinet player. more >>

Most Diverse Class of Students Ever Sits for SAT

By Zach Miners - On Education - August 27, 2009

Minority participation rate for the exam was at an all-time high, but average scores varied widely. more >>

College Roundup: 4/20-4/24

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - April 27, 2009

NYU makes SAT/ACT optional; Quinnipiac volleyball team sues school after being axed. more >>

Stanford Rejects SAT Score Choice

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - January 7, 2009

The university will continue to consider all SAT scores, not just the one an applicant selects. more >>

Athletes Show Huge Gaps in SAT Scores

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - December 30, 2008

On average, football players at big programs scored 220 points lower than classmates, study shows. more >>

College Board Introduces New Test for Eighth Graders

By Eddy Ramírez - On Education - October 22, 2008

Critics question whether the ReadiStep test has value or is a "cynical marketing ploy" more >>

Baylor Halts Incentives to Retake SATs

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - October 17, 2008

Spokesman says school "goofed" when it implemented the practice. more >>

Will Paying for SAT Scores Boost Baylor's Ranking?

By Robert Morse - Morse Code: Inside the College Rankings - October 16, 2008

There's no academic value in asking students already enrolled to retake a college admissions test. more >>

Baylor Pays Freshmen to Retake SAT

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - October 15, 2008

Critics say the school is trying to boost its ranking unethically. more >>

What Happened at the NACAC Convention

By Robert Morse - Morse Code: Inside the College Rankings - September 30, 2008

The debate over college admissions tests like the SAT was the hot topic in Seattle. more >>

Report Says Test Scores Should Be Less Important in College Admissions

By Eddy Ramírez - Education - September 22, 2008

Colleges should review their policies and consider going test optional if possible. more >>

About That NACAC Report on the SAT

By Robert Morse - Morse Code: Inside the College Rankings - September 22, 2008

If test scores are used in admissions decisions, they will also be a part of our methodology. more >>

SAT Scores Hold Steady for Class of '08

By Eddy Ramírez - Education - August 27, 2008

The recent crop of high school graduates tied their predecessors' scores on the standardized test. more >>

Getting Ready for the SAT and ACT

By Lucia Graves - Education - August 21, 2008

You're pretty much stuck with them, so you might as well do your best to ace them. more >>

'End-of-Course' Exams Catching On

By Eddy Ramírez - On Education - August 15, 2008

Critics contend that another standardized test is at least one too many. more >>

Girls as Good as Boys at Math

By Lucia Graves - On Education - July 25, 2008

A new study says girls measure up to boys in every grade. more >>

6 Ways to Tackle the New SAT

By Lucia Graves - Education - July 18, 2008

With the College Board's new score-reporting policy, there are an increasing number of strategies. more >>

Kids Can Pick Which SAT Scores a College Sees

By Lucia Graves - Education - June 24, 2008

The new policy very likely will be popular with students, but what do admissions officers think? more >>

High School Grades and SAT: Still Best Predictor of College Success, Study Says

By Eddy Ramírez - On Education - June 18, 2008

But the switch to the writing test format "did not substantially change" the test's ability to forecast first-year college performance. more >>

Ohio Uses SAT and ACT for Math Placement

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - May 30, 2008

But students who bombed the tests can still take the school's version online. more >>

Admissions Officials Shrug at SAT Writing Test

By Eddy Ramírez - Education - April 30, 2008

New survey captures opinions on exam and college affordability. more >>

High School Counselors Take on the SAT, and Other News from NACAC 2007

By Robert Morse - Morse Code: Inside the College Rankings - October 4, 2007

The hot debate at NACAC's 2007 annual conference was about whether some aspects of the college admission process are unfair to students. more >>

Correcting One of Our Critics

By Robert Morse - Morse Code: Inside the College Rankings - September 14, 2007

Columbia College (Illinois) is wrong when it implies in recent letters that U.S. News ranked it in the recently published 2008 edition of America's Best Colleges. more >>