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Breaking News! Some welcome changes are coming to the ACT in Spring 2025! Most notably: it will be a shorter test (keeping up with the SAT), it will be available online (again, keeping up with the SAT), and the Science section will be optional. Please go to the FAQs page of my website (www.sdtutoring.com) to read the ACT's announcement and an analysis of what these changes really mean!

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ACT Students! I have a gift for you: a $5 voucher to use towards registration for any February, April, June, or July 2024 ACT test date. This voucher is only available until January 22, 2024 — just contact me for the authorization number. Let’s make your dreams a reality!

Registration for the Fall ’23 ACT Test Dates opens on July 10!

*Students can order their Test Information Release (TIR) with the September test for 2023 (TIR will not be offered in December). TIR will also be available for the 2024 April and June test dates. This is an optional service, but some students like to see exactly which questions tripped them up. (See https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act/scores/request-a-copy-of-qa.html)
*The September 9 ACT® test registration deadline is Friday, August 4.
*Be sure to register for the ACT without Writing (colleges no longer require the Writing section, so there is no point in doing this extra work)

Request a Copy of Your Questions and Answers - Scores How to request a copy of your ACT test questions and answers.

Poway Teacher Creates Free App to Help Students Pass Difficult AP Exams Curt Lewis, who has been teaching at Poway High since 1999, spent $70,000 of his own money developing the app

Colleges Should Bring Back Testing Requirements Plummeting student performance shows the consequences of abandoning standards.

I still think Standardized Testing is essential for the college applications process! Here’s a good article on the topic:

Opinion | What the movement to scrap the SAT misses about the reality of high school Standardized tests help level the playing field for college admissions, particularly in the face of rampant grade inflation.

If you plan to apply to MIT, please contact me ASAP so we can get started with your test-prep!

We are reinstating our SAT/ACT requirement for future admissions cycles | MIT Admissions in order to help us continue to build a diverse and talented MIT

News from my alma mater: over half of the class is already filled with Early Decision applicants!
Seniors, please let me know if you would like me to help you perfect and polish your application before the January 5 deadline! Juniors, let's work over the summer to complete your applications so you can be ready to submit your Early Decision and Early Action applications next fall.
***Congratulations to all my students who have already received several acceptance letters and large scholarship awards! I am so proud of you!!!***

Penn announces results of Class of 2026 Early Decision Program | Penn Today Of the 7,795 applicants to The Early Decision Program, 1218 students from 42 states and 60 countries will be entering the Class of 2026.

I will be happy to help you write and/or revise your college applications essays!

Former Stanford admissions officer: 'Well-rounded is not enough'—here's how to really stand out "Being well-rounded is not enough. And often, students who are a little bit more well-lopsided, or angular, fare better in the admissions process."

2022 Best Colleges in the U.S.: Harvard University, Stanford, MIT Take Top Rankings

Princeton, Williams Top 2022 Best Colleges Rankings The top colleges remain largely stable in the rankings while others in the middle saw more movement.