Pencils down: SATs are going all digital, and students have mixed reviews of the new format
Read full article: Pencils down: SATs are going all digital, and students have mixed reviews of the new formatAs SAT season kicks off this weekend, students across the U.S. for the first time will take it with computers and tablets — and not the pencils they’ve used since the college admissions test was introduced nearly a century ago.
Cal State college system drops SAT/ACT admission requirement
Read full article: Cal State college system drops SAT/ACT admission requirementIn a move putting California's public colleges at the forefront of the trend to drop standardized tests, the Cal State university system will eliminate SAT and ACT tests from its admission requirements.
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Mexico seizes fake Sputnik vaccine bound for Honduras
Read full article: Mexico seizes fake Sputnik vaccine bound for HondurasIn this photo released by Mexico's tax agency, SAT, on March 17, 2021, officials show vials of seized, alleged Sputnik V vaccines for COVID-19 in Campeche, Mexico. (Mexican tax agency SAT via AP)MEXICO CITY – Mexican customs officials have seized purported vials of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine en route to Honduras that the Russian entity that bankrolled the vaccine’s development said Thursday were fake. The RDIF also drew geopolitics into the mix, saying, “This is an example of possible provocations against Sputnik V just as Russian officials warned last week. The source said that the alleged plan is to paint Sputnik V as ineffective and dangerous, including by “staging mass deaths, allegedly as a result of using” the vaccine. Mexico started vaccinating people with Sputnik V last month and has received 400,000 doses to date.
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SAT doing away with optional essay, subject tests
Read full article: SAT doing away with optional essay, subject testsThe College Board said Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, it will eliminate the optional essay from the SAT and do away with subject tests amid a changing college admissions landscape. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon, File)NEW YORK – The College Board said Tuesday it will eliminate the optional essay from the SAT and do away with subject tests amid a changing college admissions landscape. The optional essay adds about another hour and is scored separately, as were the lesser required subject tests given in specific areas like chemistry or foreign languages. The subject tests will immediately end for U.S. students and will be phased out for international students by June. The optional essay will be discontinued after June testing sessions.
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Floridas class of 2020 gets second chance to boost test scores for Bright Futures scholarship
Read full article: Floridas class of 2020 gets second chance to boost test scores for Bright Futures scholarshipFlorida high school graduates have a second chance to boost their standardized test scores to earn the Bright Futures scholarship. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order to extend the deadline to qualify for the Bright Futures scholarship to Dec. 1, 2020. The order will allow the class of 2020 seniors three months to take the SAT or ACT. It relieved a lot of pressure knowing that I wont have as much debt when I graduate college, Kimpton said. The order will also allow students who qualify for the Bright Futures scholarship to apply fees for distance learning toward the scholarship.
Gov. DeSantis extends deadline for Bright Futures Scholarship
Read full article: Gov. DeSantis extends deadline for Bright Futures ScholarshipORLANDO, Fla. Governor Ron DeSantis has extended the deadline for the Bright Futures Scholarship. Many SAT and ACT tests were canceled or limited amid the coronavirus pandemic. This impacted students trying to improve their test scores before the deadlineThe deadline to improve the SAT or ACT test score is now Dec. 1. The Florida Academic Scholars scholarship requires a 3.5 Weighted GPA, 29 ACT score or 1330 SAT score with 100 hours of community service. The Florida Medallion Scholars scholarship requires a 3 Weighted GPA, 25 ACT score or 1210 SAT score with 75 hours of community service.