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ACT or SAT: Take a Practice Test

on September 21, 2010 in Admissions, SAT/ACT

Should your child take the SAT or the ACT? I tried to tackle this question with my last post: SAT or ACT: Which Test Should You Take? Here’s another way to determine whether a child will get high ACT test scores or SAT scores: Take a practice SAT and ACT test. A student can take [...]

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The Great SAT and ACT Test Debate

on December 11, 2009 in Academics, Grades, Other, SAT/ACT

If your teenager bombs on the SAT or ACT, you don’t need to despair. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts on my college blog, students can get into hundreds of schools even if they withhold their SAT or ACT test scores. See links below to some of these posts. Today I want to draw your [...]

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Can You Afford a Private College? And Other College Blog Posts

on August 2, 2009 in College Costs, Financial aid, Other, SAT/ACT, Student Loans

I told you so! That’s what I was thinking when I wrote one of my college blog posts last week for CBSMoneyWatch.com. With the media writing nonstop about how teenagers could only afford public institutions in this wretched economy, I must have looked like a lunatic when I insisted that private colleges could still be [...]

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ACT vs. SAT: How to Compare Scores

on April 16, 2009 in SAT/ACT

This is prime test-taking season for the SAT and ACT. My niece and nephew both took the ACT in St. Louis earlier this month. I know a bunch of teenagers, including my son, who will be taking the SAT soon. Both tests play to different strengths which is why plenty of kids end up taking [...]

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