Is superscoring the ACT right for you?

If you aren’t sure exactly what superscoring means, you are not alone. Which colleges allow it? How will it impact application review? Questions abound.

So what is superscoring? It is the average of your best scores from each section taken from multiple test attempts. The big news as of April 2021 is that the ACT will now offer superscore reporting.

Understanding the superscore and how it can work in your favor for admission purposes as well as merit based aid will only help you along the way. The article linked below from Compass Education Group, gets down to the nitty gritty to help parents and students navigate this option.

Article referenced below from Compass Education Group, written by Art Sawyer, published on April 20, 2021

The Complete Guide to ACT Superscoring

When ACT announced Superscore reporting and Section Retesting in the fall of 2019, it had no way of knowing that a 2020 rollout would be upended by a pandemic. Superscore reporting finally became available this month (April 2021), whereas Section Retesting is still on hold. Compass covers how students can evaluate and order the Superscore report and what information colleges actually receive and use.

Sending a Superscore report does not mean that a college will superscore!

ACT is heavily promoting the new reporting option. Students with more than a single test will be greeted with superscores whenever they log in to my.act.org, and a banner lives at the top of almost every page. ACT’s enthusiasm, though, has not yet translated into more colleges announcing superscoring. You can find the current policies of hundreds of schools at Compass’s Superscoring and Score Choice page.

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School choice: Students need parents’ encouragement

College and boarding school experiences have an enormous impact on students’ futures, so the search process should be exciting and joyous, right? But sometimes, searching for the right school can create tension within a family. Parents and children may have different goals or interests in mind when beginning the college or boarding school search. Open communication and transparent dialogue throughout the process are key.

Most students who applied to boarding schools and colleges this year already know where they’ll enroll in the fall, yet in some homes the decision wasn’t made easily.

Receiving complete love and support from parents is essential to students. Rick Clark, in the Georgia Tech Admissions Blog, suggests that parents “leave no doubt” that their child understands they now have 100% support in their decision. Clark’s article, referenced below, raises important questions to consider in the coming days, weeks and months to assure your child of just that, no matter where your family is in the search or application process.

Article referenced below from Georgia Tech Admissions Blog, published May 13, 2021 by Rick Clark

Parents: LEAVE NO DOUBT!

Even though Denzel Washington is the undeniable star of Remember The Titans, the film’s title first comes up in a line that Will Patton (Coach Yoast) delivers in the middle of a big game, “You make sure they remember forever the night they played the Titans!”

If this is a movie you have seen multiple times, you may recall that little piece of trivia. But you likely missed two key things: 1- if you pause or slow mo at the 1:05:53 mark, you may recognize the profile of one of the reporters on the stairs (Yep. I made a solid $50 and got a sandwich out of it too, but meeting Denzel was the real perk.) 2- The emphatic statement Patton makes as he sends his team back onto the field immediately following his Titans line: “Leave no doubt!” It was an encouragement and an endorsement. In those three words, he was basically underscoring that he supported his squad completely and  believed in them wholeheartedly. Powerful, right?

Read more at Georgia Tech Admissions blog>>

Keep up the momentum as you finish this year strong

Spring semester is an exciting time for high school students, especially in this unusual year. Some of you are even back to enjoying spring sports and looking forward to prom, graduation and so much more! Enjoy every moment, but don’t lose sight of what’s important academically. Finish this year strong, in every sense and in every sphere.

Seniors: your final transcript will be sent to the college you plan to attend and should reflect consistent effort and achievement. Remember that each offer of admission is contingent on continued success! Younger students: your continued motivation will insure that your transcript reflects the best performance you can muster.

Summer is right around the corner; hold on for just a few more weeks and then, I promise you, there will be plenty of time to decompress. In the meantime, we offer the article below to help you manage these final weeks of school.

Article referenced below from Columbia College Hollywood

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: 6 WAYS TO GET MOTIVATED

Whether you’re preparing for your final exams, the ACT, or trying to get a few college applications done, getting motivated can be incredibly difficult. With summer vacation just around the corner, every time you sit down to start your work, you end up daydreaming about swimming, camping, skating, and just hanging out in the sun.

So in the face of this sunny temptation, how do you keep up with your work? How do you finish strong? Check out these six things you can do to stay motivated.

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