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Yes, the College Board has announced that by 2010 it will offer a pre-college test for eighth graders. The test will be given two years before the first time the PSAT can be taken by sophomores. (PSATs are often given the junior year before the SAT t

In 2005 the 25-minute writing section was added to the SAT test along with the critical reading test section and the mathematics test section. Colleges were skeptical about the validity and value of the new writing section since it was introduced, an

April 1 is the deadline, the deadline when most students hear if they were accepted to the college of their choice. Your chance of being accepted on April 1, 2009, can only be based on this year’s acceptance figures. Unfortunately, it appears the c

You may be a senior choosing a college, a sophomore college student trying to decide on a major, or a college graduate trying to find a job that works with the degree you have earned. In any case you should know what jobs are the most popular. Knowin