Since its introduction in 2005, the essay component of the SAT has brought anguish and anxiety to countless high school students. This is in large part because of its broad, philosophical topics and ...

The Post’s special section on the Jouney to College. It’s a jungle out there — in the evolving landscape of college admissions, that is. With trends shaping standardized testing requirements, ...

Those of us who took the SAT remember what we got on that test, even if we took it long ago. On the other hand, few of us recall our high-school GPA, and the permanent record that was supposed to ...

The SAT college admission test will no longer require a timed essay, will dwell less on fancy vocabulary and will return to the familiar 1600-point scoring scale in a major overhaul intended to open ...

QUICK: In 200 words, explain why "there is strength in numbers." Your college career could depend on it. The College Board plans to announce major changes in the SAT I college-admissions exam on June ...

On Saturday, hundreds of thousands of high-school students took the SAT. The first section in the more than three-hour test is writing, in which students pen an essay on a pseudo-profound question ...

Harvard University has announced that it will no longer require applicants to submit the essay portion of either the SAT or the ACT, even though they will still be required to submit scores for the ...