Around this time of year a lot of high school students are sweating over the question, “Should I take the Math 1 or Math 2 Subject Test?” Both are 60 minutes long and all multiple choice, and allow calculators. The Math 1 tests material commonly learned in Geometry, Algebra 1 and Algebra 2, and the… Read more »
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Strategic Insights on Recent Trends in Admission and TestingThe Shady Side of Test Optional
Amidst all the hullabaloo about the recent SAT score inflation scandal at Claremont McKenna (here’s a Bloomberg article on the subject), a central point may be getting drowned out: Many colleges are out to game the rankings system, in one way or the other. Some do it in ways that are legitimate, while others do it… Read more »
Should I take the GRE or the GMAT?
Applying to business school? Trying to decide to take the GRE or the GMAT? Let me help you make the decision. While both the GMAT and the GRE test similar concepts, one test may play more to your strengths than the other. Generally speaking, the GMAT may be better for those applicants with stronger quantitative… Read more »
American Girls Sweep Prizes in Google Global Science Fair
Close your eyes and take a moment to visualize a scientist working in a lab. Chances are that you see a middle-aged white man wearing a lab coat and thick glasses. One problem for me is that these socially entrenched beliefs have such a pernicious effect upon girls’ self belief and test performance. So many of… Read more »
Pressure to Succeed
The Wall Street Journal recently published an article about college entrance exams in South Korea. Students are both helped by others – including unlikely individuals like police officers – and pressured to succeed in ways that are very different from here in the United States. The all-day test they take certainly helps us put our… Read more »
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