Strategies for Success in Navigating Test Optional Admissions

Strategies for Success in Navigating Test Optional Admissions

With more colleges allowing applicants to apply without test scores, it is difficult to decipher how test scores (or the lack thereof) will impact an applicant’s admissions chances. This is The College Spy’s guide to test optional admissions policies.

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Guest Blog: Why is my official SAT score lower than my practice test scores?

Guest Blog: Why is my official SAT score lower than my practice test scores?

You’ve taken countless SAT practice tests, and in the last few you’ve managed to hit - or even exceed - your goal score. Then on test day something goes wrong and your score doesn’t come close to matching how well you’ve done on your practice tests. This situation isn’t uncommon, but there are ways to ensure that it doesn’t happen again.

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