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What Do Colleges Look For On Social Media?

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on December 22, 2022
Your carefully-put-together application and personal essay tells college authorities a lot about yourself. But, it’s only what you want them to hear. It does not tell the reader much about that other side of you. It’s the side that reserved for your friends and family. That’s what the college wants to know. Are you really …
Test flexible colleges don't necessarily have lower standards.
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Myth: Test-Flexible Colleges Have Lower Standards Than Test-Required Colleges

By Ellen AndersenLast updated on December 22, 2022
When creating your college application, you have to understand that each portion matters. Your essay, your extracurricular activities, your references, your GPA, your courseload: Everything carries some amount of weight. That includes your standardized test scores. At colleges where the test scores are mandatory, those scores help to balance out your GPA. It also balances …
ACT & SAT

National Average Score for the ACT Writing Section

By Hilary CairnsLast updated on June 26, 2024
The writing section of the ACT is optional, but it can be a great way to show off your writing skills and initiative to potential colleges. Some schools require it from their applicants, including Martin Luther College, United States Military Academy (West Point), and University of Montana Western. Currently, the national average score for the …
Millions of students take the ACT and SAT annually! Here are the national average sat score 2016 and act score 2016
ACT & SAT

National Average Scores for the ACT and SAT (2016 Data)

By Allison WignallLast updated on December 22, 2022
Ever wonder where you fell on the spectrum of other ACT/SAT test-takers? In the 2016 cycle, nearly 2.1 million students in the US took the ACT test, while about 1.7 million took the SAT. That’s a lot of tests! Take a look at the national average SAT and ACT scores in 2016 (and their sub-tests) …
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ACT & SAT

About The SAT: SAS Student Answer Service

By Hilary CairnsLast updated on December 22, 2022
Much like the ACT, the SAT also has a service that can help you review your results, known as the Student Answer Service. Here’s a quick overview so you can determine if this service is right for you. What is the Student Answer Service? The Student Answer Service, also known as the SAS, is a …
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ACT & SAT

History of the SAT

By Hilary CairnsLast updated on December 22, 2022
The SAT is such a normal occurrence for high school seniors and incoming college freshman, that many don’t think about the roots of the test today. It’s actually less than a 100 years old. Here’s how the SAT become one of the most used standardized tests across the United States. Early Beginnings In the 1900’s, …
PreACT stands for Preliminary ACT.
ACT & SAT

Who Can Take the PreACT?

By Ellen AndersenLast updated on December 22, 2022
In March of 2016, ACT announced that it had devised a new test aimed at 10th-grade students to help them prepare for the ACT their following year. This test, aptly called the PreACT, or Preliminary ACT, follows the same format as the full ACT: The two tests are scored the same way, they follow the …

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