When New York University officials announced Monday that they were no longer requiring all applicants to take either the SAT or ACT, they stressed that NYU was not, repeat not, going "test optional." ...

To expand accessibility for test-takers around the world, the College Board is offering free official SAT practice resources to students. These resources are designed to help candidates prepare ...

The ACT and SAT are widely accepted by U.S. colleges, which often prompts students to ask: Which test should I take? The answer lies in understanding the differences between the two tests. Both ...

Not all test-takers are able to complete the ACT or SAT in the "standard" manner due to documented disabilities. In such instances, test-takers may request one or more testing accommodations. If you ...

The College Board has opened registration for the SAT exams for the 2025-2026 cycle, offering students a flexible schedule with 8 test dates across fall 2025 and spring 2026. Along with these extended ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. As the CEO of Command Education, I write about emotionally intelligent leadership and education. In December 2023, the College ...

With high school disrupted, a growing number of schools — including Harvard and Cornell — are waiving standardized testing requirements for 2021 applicants. By Neil Vigdor and Johnny Diaz They are a ...

UT Austin joins Brown, Dartmouth, MIT and Yale in reinstating standardized testing. Students may have hoped that standardized testing for college admissions would remain optional. But several highly ...

Smarter Balanced is what test experts call a “criterion-referenced” test, which is simply designed to find out whether students know the material. Most school teachers write and use ...

The SAT college exam will undergo sweeping changes on what’s tested, how it’s scored and how students can prepare, College Board President and CEO David Coleman said Wednesday. Standardized tests have ...