Topics covered in the webinar:
0:16 Information Overload
0:41 Stay calm, make a plan
1:23 What are your goals for the future?
4:57 Applications trending upward at the top 100 most popular colleges
7:20 College Admissions Overview
11:49 Test-Optional vs Test-Blind
13:24 Do ACT and SAT scores help students earn admission to selective colleges?
15:16 Grade Inflation
16:22 Standardized tests are bad, but what are the alternatives?
21:00 MIT requires ACT and SAT again
21:29 UC and Cal States are test-blind, what are the implications?
22:23 DO UCs favor Out-of-State applicants over CA residents?
23:51 "Optional But Preferred," what does it mean?
25:58 Standardized Tests, Merit-Aid, and Scholarships
30:06 What Do I Do Next? Grade by grade next steps...
30:22 Downloadable flier -- SAT vs ACT
33:48 8th and 9th grade next steps
35:12 10th grade next steps
37:54 11th grade next steps
39:51 What is a "good" score?
40:22 Downloadable flier -- typical ACT and SAT scores at 100 most popular colleges
44:16 Student question: "I scored a 22 on the ACT, should I go test-optional?"
48:44 Downloadable flier -- Test preparation timelines
52:13 12th grade next steps
52:50 Superscore: what is it and why does it matter?
55:06 The Test Prep Gurus equity pledge: Test Well, Do Good
56:24 Standardized tests are not assessments, they are opportunities
56:53 Free mock ACT, SAT, ISEE, SSAT, HSPT


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