College prep in eighth grade? Not so says the College Board, even though they are forging a new test for eighth graders which they claim is purely for “diagnostic purposes.” The test is called “ReadiStep” (misspelling in a standardized test title is…adorable?), is two hours long and divided into three multiple choice sections: critical reading, ...

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Researchers at UGA have found that the additional writing section of the new SAT is a better predictor of success in college than the verbal or math sections.

This discovery comes after many colleges and universities have already made the SAT optional for admission into their institutions. The administrators claimed that the writing section is...

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