Archive for the 'College Admssion Testing' Category

Guest Post: PSAT (Post #2)

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Note from Mr. Allen: I asked my colleague Graeme Brown to pen a guest post to coincide with the release of PSAT scores. Graeme Brown is the Ivy West Regional Director in the Orange County and San Diego regions.  Graeme is a former Ivy West tutor, professional baseball player in the New York Mets organization, […]

Guest Post: PSAT (Post #1)

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

I asked two test preparation professionals to submit guest posts on the PSAT. The first is by Mr. Allan Pullido. Allan Pulido is the Outreach Director for The Princeton Review and also has 13 years of SAT teaching experience. He studied Math and English at UC Irvine and is an avid San Diego Chargers fan. […]

Score Use Policies (Updated)

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Score choice policies vary widely. For example, the Cal State system does allow score choice. The University of California system, along with Stanford and Pomona College, do not. USC uses the highest sections, but encourages candidates to submit all scores so that the university can pick out the highest sections.

Score Choice or Not?

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Score choice policies vary widely. For example, the Cal State system does allow score choice. The University of California system, along with Stanford and Pomona College, do not. USC uses the highest sections, but encourages candidates to submit all scores so that the university can pick out the highest sections. Students should take care to […]