Should You Submit Test Scores With Your College Applications? Clearing Up SAT/ACT Testing Confusion

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There is a lot of confusion about submitting SAT or ACT test scores with your college applications. Some colleges are test required, some test blind and what about the majority of schools that are test optional. In fact most students and their families are confused about what test optional even means. With so many changes in the testing policies of college admissions, you may find yourself wondering if you should take the SAT or ACT and if you do, if you should submit your scores with your college applications?

In this episode I share the history behind all the testing confusion, what the current trends are and how your family can decide what is the best path for your testing efforts.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and context of the conversation

00:26 The purpose of this episode, clearing up testing confusion

01:06 What is all the confusion about college admissions policies

06:48 The history behind the change to test optional and test blind

08:27 Current trends in college admissions test policies

12:15 How to make a personal decision on taking the SAT or ACT

12:54 My recommendation to families that I work with

14:58 Episode wrap-up and resources in description