A2Z College Planning
  • Who We Are
  • Services
    • Upcoming Workshops and Seminars
    • Clinical Supervision
    • College Planning Services
  • Watch & Learn
  • Read & Learn
    • Sign Up For Our Newsletter
    • Newsletters
  • Contact
  • Who We Are
  • Services
    • Upcoming Workshops and Seminars
    • Clinical Supervision
    • College Planning Services
  • Watch & Learn
  • Read & Learn
    • Sign Up For Our Newsletter
    • Newsletters
  • Contact

testing

  • Home
  • Blog
30 September

October 2019 Newsletter – The Rise of Test Optional Admissions

  • Posted by a2zcollegeplanning
  • Categories Blog, early admission, financial aid, majors, testing

The Rise of Test Optional Admissions – Although many colleges have considered candidates for admission without standardized test results for years, there has been a recent increase in the number and selectivity of colleges offering test optional admissions.

Read More
01 November

November 2017 Newsletter – Big Fish or Little Fish?

  • Posted by a2zcollegeplanning
  • Categories interview for college, testing

This month’s newsletter includes:

Big Fish or Little Fish? – Deciding if you’ll be better suited to being a big fish in a small pond or a small fish in a big pond is an important part of finding

Read More
16 October

Never Take the SAT or ACT Too Lightly

  • Posted by a2zcollegeplanning
  • Categories ACT, college tests, SAT, testing

Author:  Rhonda Manns, Educational Consultant, A2Z College Planning

Everyone knows that an SAT or ACT score is an important part of the college admissions process, and yet many parents send their kids to take the test without

Read More
17 September

Harvard will require essay on new SAT and ACT

  • Posted by a2zcollegeplanning
  • Categories ACT, college admission test, SAT, SATs, testing

http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2015/9/16/harvard-testing-writing-portion/?utm_source=Email+Newsletter&utm_campaign=a9fbbcb3e0-Daily_Newsletter_2015_09_169_16_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_160d75b318-a9fbbcb3e0-17500937

Read More
09 March

Standardized Testing

  • Posted by a2zcollegeplanning
  • Categories ACT, admission requirements, college admission test, preparing for college, SAT, SATs, testing

Few college admission requirements generate more angst than standardized testing. When considered along with a student’s academic record, such tests are intended to help admission officers determine whether students can do the work academically in the first year of college.

Read More
28 January

Preparing for College – Testing

  • Posted by a2zcollegeplanning
  • Categories ACT, college admission test, sample tests, SAT, testing

Many parents don’t realize the time to start planning for college is early in the high school years. You may think you have plenty of time to complete the tasks necessary for college entry in the senior year of

Read More
21 April

This Is How the New SAT Will Test Vocabulary

  • Posted by a2zcollegeplanning
  • Categories college admission test, college prep, college tests, high school freshman, high school parent, home school, SAT, SATs, testing

“This Is How the New SAT Will Test Vocabulary” by Katy Steinmetz
A redesigned SAT due out in the spring of 2016 will no longer reward students for the rote memorization of semi-obscure word definitions, but instead emphasize “high utility” words

Read More
10 April

Tips for taking the ACT | from ACT Student

  • Posted by a2zcollegeplanning
  • Categories ACT, college admission test, PLAN test, preparing for college, testing

Author:  Sheba Lowe Brown
Tips for Taking the ACT 

Carefully read the instructions on the cover of the test booklet.
Read the directions for each test carefully.
Read each question carefully.
Pace yourself—don’t spend too much time on a

Read More
09 January

Test Taking Strategies

  • Posted by a2zcollegeplanning
  • Categories college freshman, college tests, high school, testing, tips

Examinations are a fact of life in college. When you take a test, you are demonstrating your ability to understand course material. Here are some tips to help you develop great test taking skills.

Take a Note

Read More
08 August

High School Juniors – the “Golden Year” for College-Bound Students

  • Posted by a2zcollegeplanning
  • Categories guidance counselor, high school, how to get into college, testing, the right college, tips

It is in the junior year of high school that you’ll make critical decisions that could have a major impact on the next five years of your life (and beyond!) as you start narrowing down lists of colleges and

Read More
  • 1
  • 2
  • >

Search

Latest Posts

January 2023 Newsletter – Summer Program?
01Jan2023
December 2022 Newsletter – Honors Programs Offer Special Benefits
01Dec2022
November 2022 Newsletter – Do You Need to Submit the CSS Profile?
01Nov2022
Email Us
(919) 450-0171

Copyright 2019 A2Z College Planning