Do elite colleges have any preference for ACT vs SAT?
– Sima
No.
Last week, we interviewed a test prep coach and mind master, Logan Thompson, who taught us that the most important thing about test prep is not figuring out which test elite colleges want to see. It’s about learning the skills to be mindful while taking the test.
If you’ve been reading the Skinny the last few weeks, you should’ve noticed that more and more schools are eliminating standardized tests as a requirement.
Just a few of our most recent headlines:
“Here’s what happened to UChicago as a result of eliminating standardized test scores.”
The admissions landscape is changing. Standardized test requirements being one of them. The question to ask is not “which test do colleges prefer?” but “if my college even requires them, which one allows me to be the most mindful while taking it?”
