We pulled back the curtain on the new, shorter ACT, now available either on paper or digitally! The head of Carnegie Prep’s SAT/ACT content development team and several of our tutors sat for recent paper-based and digital ACT tests. Here’s what they learned and what each student can expect on…
Preparing for the New ACT Carnegie Prep Practice ACTs: We are excited to announce the launch of our own practice tests for the new ACT! These are available in person and on demand. Every student's first practice ACT is free. Click here for more information. Official ACT Practice Tests: The…
What to Expect from Digital AP Exams in 2025 The content of the actual AP Exams, including number of sections, number and type of questions, question choices (if applicable), and timing will remain the same for most digital AP Exams. See below for the courses with changes. Students who have…
It’s about to be a brave new world for SAT takers - and we’re here to make sure you are ready for it! U.S. juniors (Class of 2025) were the first to take the October PSAT in digital form this fall and then (drum roll, please) the brand new, shorter,…
Big news for the Class of 2025! Starting in the spring of 2024, today’s 10th graders will be the first class to take a dramatically different SAT. The College Board is retiring the current three-hour paper-and-pencil SAT and introducing a shorter, digital, adaptive test that takes approximately two hours. Say…
Testing accommodations such as testing with extended time, extra and extended breaks, large-type or Braille test books for reading and seeing, among others, can be critical to a student’s success on standardized tests. Receiving appropriate accommodations evens the playing field for all kinds of learners, essentially ensuring that each student…
Most colleges and universities are committed to empowering students to put their best foot forward in the admissions process. As such, many schools superscore the SAT and the ACT, taking your best score on each section of the test—drawing from multiple test dates—to create a so-called "superscore." On April 2nd,…
In the same way that the 2020 AP Exams threw us a curveball last spring, the 2021 AP Exams are in a league of their own. This year, the College Board is offering schools the opportunity to mix and match between three different testing windows (listed in the link below)…
Today, colleges are looking to AP Exams as a measure of students’ mastery of academic work, and top scores can play an important role in the college admissions process. The purpose of the AP Exams is to validate a student’s academic achievement in high school, thus providing insight into their…
You’ve worked hard to keep your GPA thriving, staying involved in your school and town communities. You’ve made it through a pandemic and a year of global unrest. Oh, and now comes standardized test prep… we hear you! It’s a lot! The good news is that this hurdle can come…
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