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Category Archives: SAT
Test-Optional Schools Grow & Now Include U of Chicago
See my post at Forbes.com:Â https://goo.gl/yjmZmj.
Posted in ACT, college, college admission, college counseling, high school, SAT
Tagged achievement, college, high school, high school students, SAT, testing
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What Colleges Could Do About College Admission, Part 1
There’s plenty not to like about the way college admission has developed over the years. More due dates, more essays, more ways to cheat, more silly rankings, and more complexity in general make everyone’s lives crazily complex at a time … Continue reading
Posted in ACT, admission practices, college access, higher education, SAT
Tagged college, Colleges and Universities, education, high school
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What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?
Crabby wonders about form and substance… The more I think about college access and success for underserved students, the more I find myself reading and thinking about primary and secondary education as well. Too often, I’ve found, even students at … Continue reading
Posted in ACT, admission practices, adolescents, African American students, American culture, college, college admission, college application essays, college applications, college counseling, college counselor, college marketing, education, first-generation students, high school, Latino students, low income, SAT, teaching, test scores, testing, underserved students
Tagged ACT, admission process, Colleges and Universities, first generation-college students, high school, Higher education, low-income students, low-SES students, social class and education, standardized testing, test prep, transition to college, underserved students, University and college admissions
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Achievement and Standardized Testing
Back in 2001, Richard Atkinson, then president of the University of California system, sent shock waves through the testing community by suggesting that he would recommend dropping the SAT I in favor of the SAT II. The SAT II, unlike … Continue reading
Posted in ACT, admission practices, American culture, college admission, college counseling, education, high school, SAT, teaching, test scores, testing, underserved students
Tagged achievement, achievement tests, ACT, college admission, college applications, College Board, high school, SAT, standardized testing, University and college admissions
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That Crazy, Mixed-up SAT!
Crabby gets testy… Holy heaving Jeebus, the College Board has decided to change the SAT again! Well, that’s just great. This time around it seems like they’re playing a drunken game of Mr. Potatohead, with the nose going in an … Continue reading
