Deciding whether to take the SAT, ACT, or both is an important choice. Last year, the SAT moved to a digital format. This year, ACT is introducing a new version of the test. The new, enhanced ACT will be shorter and offer more choice and flexibility to students. See how the new ACT compares to the digital SAT.
Recently the makers of the ACT announced three new changes coming to the ACT starting in September of 2020. These changes include online testing, retaking single sections, and superscores.
That's right -- Test Innovators has officially launched SAT prep!
Test Innovators now has a brand-new test prep platform for the SAT, the college admissions exam taken by over 1.7 million students each year. The platform uses personalized data-driven technology to help students focus on only the areas that need improvement,...
College may be very far from your mind right now. We don’t blame you!
You should absolutely be enjoying your freshman year and taking it all in. You also have an opportunity to do your future self a huge favor by starting college prep this year.
Time management is an essential skill on standardized tests, like the SSAT, ISEE, ACT, and SAT. The timing restriction is one aspect of the test designed to challenge students, but with practice you can gain the skills and strategies to master it. To help students learn effective time management, Test...
Most major standardized tests include unscored questions as part of the test development process. Depending on the test, these may be called experimental questions, pretest questions, or something else entirely. The ACT calls them field-test questions.
Field-test questions are future test questions in their final stage of review. Before ACT can...
The SAT is moving to a digital format in 2023. Although the new digital test will cover the same content as the current paper test, there will be significant changes to the format and style of the test.
Welcome to 10th grade! Your freshman year is behind you. And college (or career) is just 3 years away. Don’t worry, you have time. There are some great things you can do right now to prepare for what comes after high school.
We’ve got 5 things to consider doing during your...
The SAT is offered on 8 Saturdays every year. The test dates typically fall in March, May, June, August, September, October, November, and December. See upcoming dates and registration deadlines.
Transition words may be considered by some to be an unnecessary accouterment to a sentence, a garnish rather than a key ingredient to a dish. While it is true that inexperienced writers run the risk of overembellishing their sentences with transition words, it’s important to recognize that transitions have a...
We are often asked about the differences between the ISEE and SSAT. We’ve put together a definitive guide to help families decide which test to take if they are given the option.
