Though the SAT essay is no longer a formal requirement for many colleges, preparing for and taking this portion of the SAT can still carry advantages. Practicing your writing can translate into ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While the essay portion of the SAT is optional, all students must complete the Writing and Language section. This part of the test ...

Questions on the SAT Writing and Language test fall into two categories: Expression of Ideas and Standard English Conventions. For many high school students, the organization of written material may ...

When deciding whether to register for the ACT or SAT, high school students should choose the test that plays to their strengths. Understanding the differences between the ACT English section and the ...

Three months after the debut of the SAT writing test, some colleges are expressing concerns about its validity, and many have decided not to require the scores, at least for the time being. So far, ...

Indian students aspiring to study abroad are performing better on the SAT than ever before. Year-on-year data shows a steady rise in overall scores, driven largely by strong performance in Math.

The prospect of churning out a coherent essay in the midst of the pressure-filled SAT has been making high-school students around the country quake. But now that the first results of the new SAT ...

The National Council of Teachers of English said in a report issued this month that the new writing component of the SAT is not an effective way to measure students’ writing ability or potential.

The essay portion of the SAT and ACT has never been a requirement at most colleges and universities, and has been in place only at a few dozen colleges in recent years. But millions of students ...

Earlier this month, several hundred thousand prospective college students filed into schools across the United States and more than 170 other countries to take the SAT - $51 registration fees paid, No ...

Princeton University on Thursday announced that it will no longer require applicants to submit writing portions of the SAT or ACT. Stanford University is making a similar change. Princeton is, however ...

The designer of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s writing-placement examination has serious concerns about how well the SAT’s new writing section is graded, says Catherine Nichols, a ...