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http://www.npr.org/2013/12/23/256570578/sorry-assiduous-adj-sat-takers-linguist-in-dudgeon-n-over-vocab-flashcards

Sorry Assiduous (adj.) SAT-Takers, Linguist In Dudgeon (n.) Over Vocab Flashcards Linguist Geoff Nunberg cautions test-takers: memorizing a definition doesn't mean learning a word.

blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/11/will-the-new-sat-be-a-better-barometer-for-college-readiness/

Will the New SAT Be a Better Barometer for College Readiness? Tim Sheerman-Chase For the fifth year in a row, less than 50 percent of high schoolers reached the “college and career ready” SAT Benchmark score of 1550

http://www.guampdn.com/article/20131021/LIFESTYLE/310210007/Don-t-stress-out-before-after-SAT

Don't stress out, before or after the SAT The SAT: Three letters that strike fear so immense into the minds of high school seniors that it rivals the terror of Michael Myers or even Freddie Krueger. OK ... so maybe it's not that scary, but it does hold the potential of getting you accepted to -- or rejected by -- the college of your dreams.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/29/nyregion/didnt-ace-sat-just-design-microbe-transplant-research.html?hp&_r=1&

Didn’t Ace SAT? Just Design Microbe Transplant Research Beginning this fall, Bard College will look beyond grades and test scores by offering a new option for applying: writing four, 2,500-word research papers.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/25/books/review/a-nose-for-words.html

A Nose for Words Developing a love of language, with a little help from Stanley H. Kaplan.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/04/education/edlife/lifting-the-veil-on-the-holistic-process-at-the-university-of-california-berkeley.html

Lifting the Veil on the Holistic Process at the University of California, Berkeley Who’s a 2? Who’s a 5? Ranking a pool of Berkeley hopefuls in a sea of ambiguities.

"The researchers, from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, said their findings make a strong case for rewriting standardized tests like the SAT and ACT to focus more on spatial ability, to help identify children who excel in this area and foster their talents." http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/16/us/study-finds-early-signs-of-creativity-in-adults.html?_r=0

Study Finds Spatial Skill Is Early Sign of Creativity A study suggests that a child’s gift for spatial reasoning may better predict future innovation than math or verbal skills, particularly in math and science fields.

http://www.golocalworcester.com/lifestyle/college-admissions-5-things-your-rising-senior-should-do-this-summer/

College Admissions: 5 Things Your Rising Senior Should Do This Summer The end of junior year is a landslide: SATs, ACTs, Subject Tests, AP Tests, proms, sports playoffs, and final exams. By the time summer comes, it’s tempting to just sit back and forget the whole college process even exists. However, after taking time to breath, summer is an important time to assess…

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Document-Deep-Dive-What-Was-on-the-First-SAT-202748151.html

Document Deep Dive: What Was on the First SAT? Explore the exam that has been stressing out college-bound high school students since 1926

http://www.policymic.com/articles/34277/5-things-you-didn-t-know-about-college

5 Things You Didn't Know About College Fun fact: More than 10 percent of people want their college experience to resemble that of Elle Woods in "Legally Blonde." Here are other surprising things you probably didn't know about college.

http://www.philly.com/philly/education/20130331_Lehigh_and_the_Fall_Freshman_Class.html

Making the grade: Inside the admissions committee The case before the admissions panel holed up in a small room at Lehigh University was complex. The applicant had scored 1300 on the verbal and math portions of the SAT, on the low end for the highly selective, private research university in Bethlehem. He had taken only one of the 14 advanced placem...

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/02/27/college-board-announces-plans-redesign-sat

College Board announces plans to redesign the SAT | Inside Higher Ed The College Board is planning to redesign the SAT, although the process is not expected to be speedy and the precise nature of the changes has not been determined.