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Which types of colleges look at which exam?
Twenty years ago, the ACT was required by coll-eges in the Midwest, while the SAT was the test most universities in the Northeast accepted. Now that either are acceptable, students have the advantage of choosing the test. Most colleges publish the test scores of the prior year's incoming freshman and this is a good resource to clue you in on the range of scores the particular college is accepting.
How are scores used in college admissions?
Test scores are critical for admission to compettive college and universities. Scores are designed to give college admissions officers a yardstick to measure students from different schools to compensate for differences in curriculum, quality, and grade inflation. The national average for these tests are 1500 on the SAT and 20-21 on the ACT. Scores should be considerably above average to be considered for the more selective colleges. Of course, the higher your score, the greater your options.
—Cheryl Karp and Debby Feldman are co-owners of A+ Advantage Tutors, which offers tutoring services in New York and New Jersey. Karp is a former New York-certified high school teacher and Feldman is an ESL specialist.
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