A report from Albany Times Union: Anthony-James Green, a renowned New York City SAT tutor, is encouraging parents and students to focus far more on their test prep and less on their grades if they want to improve their chances of college admission. While grades are a more important part of the overall college admissions [...]

A report from USA TODAY: As the population continues to grow, age and diversify, medical leaders hope a revised version of the medical school admissions test will help recruit future doctors with a holistic understanding of how sociocultural factors affect health. The updated Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) — approved last month and set to [...]

A report from Contra Costa Times: College rankings, such as the one U.S. News & World Report has published each year since 1983, may provide some interesting reading, but they are hardly the sole basis on which anyone should choose which school to attend. In fact, the magazine itself agrees, telling readers, “Don’t rely solely [...]

A report from Afro American: The D.C. Council is set to take up a bill introduced by Council Chairman Kwame Brown (D) to require all city high schools students to take college admission tests and apply to at least one college, vocational or trade school, even if they don’t intend to continuing education beyond the [...]

A report from Times of India: AHMEDABAD: It is official now. Scores of the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET), a common entrance exam for admission in medical colleges across India mooted by the Medical Council of India (MCI), will now be applicable for admission in dental colleges, too. President of the Dental Council of India [...]

A report from Alexandria Echo Press: Registration is now open for the October 22, ACT achievement test. Students who wish to take the college admission and placement exam must register before September 16. The ACT is a curriculum-based achievement exam. It tests what students have actually learned in school, not their aptitude for learning. The [...]

A report from Suburban News: CRANFORD – The start of school is less than a month away and now is a great time to start preparing for the upcoming school year. For high school juniors and seniors, taking the SAT exam should soon be on their mind. The Union County College Kids and Teens program [...]

A report from India Today: Union HRD Minister Kapil Sibal addressing the Mail Today Education Conclave 2011. Human resource development minister Kapil Sibal’s ‘one nation-one examination’ policy is on its way to becoming a reality. (Watch video) The minister, who has been promising to de-stress education for students, is pushing for a single test to [...]