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SAT, ACT, AP, and academics, what to plan for and what to expect

Dr. Jeff Ederer • Apr 24, 2020

We had a Zoomful time talking with one of the leaders at Mindfish

College Route Map Principals Jeff Ederer and Denise Kupetz hosted Bill Huston, co-founder & Director of Mindfish Test Prep & Academic Tutoring for our second Zoom workshop. During this session we addressed what’s happening right now and how students/families can make the most of this time. A few of the topics included in the discussion:

    1. Colorado was an ACT state–when did that change and why?
    2. Who should take the SAT and who should take the ACT? Why and why not? (hint: it may be best to take a practice test with each one)
    3. With Covid-19, how is the testing landscape different right now than usual?
    4. What does test optional versus test flexible vs test blind really mean?
    5. Will there be standardized tests when my child is applying to college?
    6. The latest with Advanced Placement classes/exams
    7. What are common mistakes we see families making?

We also tackled a number of questions that were coming up in the chatbox and through emails sent in advance. Finally, we closed it out with a section titled: What we’re learning, thus giving us an opportunity to pass along some of the latest news of interest to our listeners. Click below to watch:

For those of you wondering the relationship of the photo at the top to today’s subject…let’s just say it’s what you get when on a sunset walk in the course of five weeks sheltering in place. The next option was also indicative of life while social distancing (from people, not dogs):

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