Every year, thousands of college-bound high school students take one of two standardized performance tests: The American College Test or the Scholastic Assessment Test. Although most colleges and ...

The SAT is a standardized test taken by high school students, which is widely used as a measurement for undergraduate college admissions. The SAT, which stands for Standard Assessment Test, is ...

In the debate over the use of the SAT in college admissions, both sides agree that there is a strong correlation between any two of the following three factors: a student’s score on the test, his ...

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A much-discussed new study found that students from families in the top 1% of income have a significant advantage in college admissions. But it also featured another, less discussed yet possibly even ...

Indian students face challenges with SAT and ACT exams. Strong school grades do not guarantee success. The tests require ...

Driven by the federal No Child Left Behind law, state exams have proliferated at the high school level in recent years. And, as part of the growing effort to ensure that students graduate from high ...

Homeschool students score higher than the national average on the SAT college entrance exam, a new survey has found. A new National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI) study, titled “Homeschool ...