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Scarlett Johansson Reveals Her 'Pretty Low' SAT Scores
"Black Swan" Director Darren Aronofsky spoke with Scarlett Johansson in this month's Interview magazine — but the actress quickly turned the tables and asked the Harvard-educated indie film director...
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The SAT Writing Test Is A Disgrace
This past Saturday, several hundred thousand prospective college students filed into schools across the United States and more than 170 other countries to take the SAT—$51 registration fees paid, No. 2...
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This Chart Shows The Average SAT Scores In Every State
Here's a fun chart from Seth Kadish at Vizual Statistix.It shows average SAT scores by state. It also shows which subject the state did best in. An interesting thing that stands out is that the higher...
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The 25 US High Schools With The Highest Standardized Test Scores
Here's an awesome chart that looks at the areas of the country that are killing it in the standardized testing arena.While some universities and employers, like Google and IBM, are downplaying the...
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'Tiger Mom': Data Prove That The Longer You're In America, The Worse You Perform
It's the No. 1 story on NYTimes.com today.But in case you missed it, Yale Law professor Amy Chua, better known as "The Tiger Mom," along with her husband, are out with an essay summarizing the views of...
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Why Major Companies Like Amazon Ask Job Candidates For Their SAT Scores
It doesn't matter how old you are: Next time you interview for a job, be prepared to share your SAT scores.In the timeless quest to predict future success in employees, a number of employers are...
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The Entire Strategy For Scoring High On The SAT Just Changed
College Board officials announced major changes to the SATs Wednesday, the first significant revisions since 2005.Among the changes, according to the Associated Press, are that the SAT essay will now...
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The Biggest Changes To The SAT Have Nothing To Do With Optional Essays Or...
The biggest shift in the new SAT is not that the test will no longer require an essay or penalize students for wrong answers — it's that the entire focus of the exam will change, to the benefit of...
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Here's What A Question On The New SAT Will Be Like
The New York Times Magazine has published a great behind-the-scenes feature about the new SAT changes, which includes the clearest look yet at what a question may look like on the test.The reformatted...
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An IQ Expert Says The SAT Changes Aren't A Big Deal
College Board officials made waves yesterday when they announced the first major changes to the SAT since 2005.The overhaul will bring scoring back to a 1,600-point scale, eliminate penalties for wrong...
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The SAT May Have Been Changed To Help The College Board Maximize Revenue
Wednesday, the College Board, the group responsible for the SAT, announced changes that included removing difficult vocabulary and making the essay portion of the exam optional. Most news reports...
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Kids Who Come From Richer Families Have Higher SAT Scores
"All In With Chris Hayes" on MSNBC ran an interesting segment last Friday covering how SAT scores trend with family income.This segment followed a series of announced changes for the college entrance...
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Everyone Hated The Old SAT
There is a recurring theme to The New York Times' excellent feature behind the scenes of the new SAT changes: everyone hated the old test.The recent changes to the SAT will likely change how students...
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SATs Are Actually Astonishingly Good At Predicting Success
The College Board—the standardized testing behemoth that develops and administers the SAT and other tests—has redesigned its flagship product again.Beginning in spring 2016, the writing section will be...
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Here's A Preview Of The Redesigned SAT Exam
WASHINGTON (AP) — Anxious students — not to mention their parents — can get a heads-up for how the redesigned SAT might look in two years.Sample questions for the new version of the college-entrance...
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Here Are Sample Questions From The Redesigned SAT
College Board announced changes to the SAT in March, refocusing the college entrance exam on more practical questions that ideally will compliment what students are learning in school.The essay portion...
View ArticleThe States With The Smartest High School Students
FindTheBest mapped the states with the smartest high school kids, and it seems the father north you live, the smarter you are.The research engine looked at scores from the SAT, ACT, AP, and National...
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Write Four Good Essays For Bard College And You're In, Period
I have wonderful news for all you stressed-out parents of kindergartners whose school play was canceled to focus your 5-year-olds on college and career. Good news, as well, for you anxious...
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How To Outsmart Any Multiple-Choice Test
Ideally, multiple-choice exams would be random, without patterns of right or wrong answers. However, all tests are written by humans, and human nature makes it impossible for any test to be truly...
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The Colleges With The Highest SAT Scores
High school students across the country compete each year for spots at the most selective universities. They need high GPAs and well-rounded extracurricular activities on their resumes, but a stand-out...
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