Changes Coming to the SAT
The SAT hasn’t been significantly changed since 2005 when the College Board rolled out the writing and essay sections, overhauled the critical reading section (no more analogies!), and changed the...
View ArticleAP Report to the Nation: What It Means for You
Last week, the College Board released its annual AP Report to the Nation, a review of the status and goals of the Advanced Placement program. We’ve gone through the data and forecasts to provide you...
View ArticleCollege Board: More Than Half of SAT Test Takers Are Not Ready for College
The College Board released its annual SAT Report on College and Career Readiness today, announcing that just 43% of the roughly 1.6 million 2013 high school graduates who took the SAT met college...
View ArticleCollege Admissions: Working Around the Shutdown
We wrote last week about the government shutdown’s effect on education, which has (luckily) been minimal thus far. Today, let’s look at how high school students applying to college are being affected....
View ArticleHow Changes to the ACT and SAT Will Affect You
The next few years will be full of changes for college-bound high school students because many of the exams that these students take will be revised – if not completely redesigned! Changes at ACT, Inc....
View ArticleThe Risks and Benefits of AP Classes
Advanced Placement (AP) classes offer numerous benefits, but they also come with some risks. Colleges examine both grades and course rigor when making admission decisions, which means that it is...
View ArticleWhat SAT/ACT Score Do I Need?
Every month, C2 Education hosts a live webinar where we invite students to ask questions about school, applying to college, and all things academic. (Want to check out some of our past webinars? Click...
View ArticleCollege Board Announces Big Changes in 2016
The College Board first announced changes to the SAT last year. Since then, there has been little official information about the breadth of these changes. This afternoon, the College Board remedied...
View ArticleAP Exam Policies: Know Your Rights and Responsibilities
Last year, some 200 students in Millbrae, California were incredibly disappointed to learn that their hard-earned AP scores had been invalidated. The students took their AP exams at Mills High School,...
View ArticleNew SAT: Early Prep No Longer Optional
Students have long been advised to prepare for the SAT well in advance – after all, procrastination is rarely a good idea. But because the current SAT is a very formulaic test, there are some tricks...
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