Is there even a point in taking the SAT or ACT anymore? In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many colleges and universities made test scores optional for applicants. This policy is still in place for...
Good ACT scores result in more money for schools; thus, bad ACT scores means schools will be limited to a small budget. The high reliance on better test scores determines much more than money (where the...
College letters are being sent out to students worldwide, carrying news of rejection, acceptance, or the middle ground: the waitlist. With the pandemic’s prominent presence in 2020, the class of 2021...
Preparing for college is exciting but at the same time, stressful considering the setbacks associated with the pandemic. This year, it is more challenging to tour college campuses, earn scholarships,...
In these times as a senior, applying to colleges is a little bit different than how it used to be when COVID-19 did not exist. As the time is dwindling down towards graduation, I know many seniors are...
The ACT has, once again, come and gone. With seniors not being given ample time upon the return of school to prepare for the ACT, the news that they would be taking it on Oct 20. was very unexpected as...
The impact the coronavirus has had on schools has been huge, closing down for the rest of the year, and changing the way many things relating to the rest of the school year are being done. One of those...
The news everyone was waiting for: AzMERIT tests are back...
Last school year the AzMERIT tests were taken out of the curriculum and got replaced with the ACT tests. Many students were very happy when...
Testing week is always difficult, for students and teachers alike, but the unexpected has occurred, a new chapter has now been opened, or to be more specific, a new test booklet.
AzMERIT is officially...
Each year as spring break comes to a close, the dreadful fourth quarter testing bonanza begins. Standardized tests have been apart of the Arizona educational system for as long as anyone in the post-millennial...
