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Inside the world of private college counseling

Zoya Sarangan, Co-Features Editor • Mar 9, 2026

In January, high school seniors across the country hit submit on their final college applications, wrapping up months of essays and looming deadlines. As a result of the stressful process, private college...

The SAT goes digital

Sophie Mainelli, Managing Editor, Print • Dec 9, 2023

On January 25, 2022, the College Board announced that the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) will be available digitally starting in 2023. This digital format has already been launched for international...

Are standardized tests a thing of the past?

Reese Bassuk, Sports and Caboose Editor • Mar 14, 2023

The ACT and SAT, previously essential to get into college, have now become optional for the vast majority of universities in the United States. According to Forbes, more than 80% of four-year colleges...

College myths: busted

Feb 8, 2017

Urban students have a variety of perceptions about college, ranging from “they only care about the SAT/ACT scores” (Olive Rynberg-Going, ‘18) to “it’s just a stream of constant pain until all...

Student brains are more than a science experiment and a standard scale

Marie Bergsund, Staff Writer • Feb 9, 2015

If you’ve ever taken a science class, you know that an experiment requires a dependent variable, an independent variable, and a control. The most important component is the control. If you’re testing...

More students at The Urban School begin early SAT and ACT prep, but how early is too early?

Olive Lopez, Staff Writer • Nov 14, 2013

A couple of weeks ago, my parents arrived home from a junior parent college meeting bearing a thick folder stuffed with information about the ACT and SAT. A few days ago, I placed an order for three...

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