Were joined by rob franek. Hes with the collegeprep Company Called the Princeton Review. Welcome thank you. Good to be here. So, whats changed . There are four big changes that have happened for the sat, and these big changes happened in march 2016. The four changes are the sat will no longer be testing on obscure vocabulary words. One of the most difficult things that id have for a Princeton Review student is to give them 500 words that theyll probably never use again to study for the sat, so that fear goes away. Number two is that weve eliminated one full answer choice on the sat. So, previous to march 2016, there were five answer choices for each of those questions on the sat. Now there will be four answer choices. Number three is that the writing section, which was required for the sat before march 2016, is now optional. And number four and this is so important. Number four is that there is no guessing penalty, which means that for every wrong answer that you get, there are no poin
Do you know what you want to major in . I hope to major in biology. Perhaps international relations. Become a lawyer. Economics. I plan on going to college for pathology. Id like to major in World Politics or international relations. I really want to major in biopsychology or something in child development. Im really interested in biology, perhaps becoming a doctor. But i also like business, so im pretty undecided at this point. I dont know what i want to major in. I still dont know yet. I still have a lot of interests like literature, science and theater, and even politics, so i need to figure that out. laughing thats okay. A lot of students Start College without deciding on their major. But here are two more decisions youll have to make before even applying. Are you going to take one of the standardized tests, meaning the sat or the act . If so, do you know the differences between the two . I dont really know. laughing i dont know. laughing no i dont know the difference between the a
I do not like the sat. I do not want to take the act, which is what im planning to take. And i just want to get it over with. Next year, done. Yes, few letters strike more fear in the hearts of kids hoping to go to college than sat or act. To learn more about these tests, were joined again by rob franek. Hes a College Prep Expert from the Princeton Review. Hi. Good to be here, thanks for having me back. For those of us who arent geniuses with photographic memories, should we fear these tests . The truth is that most students fear the sat and act, but there is no reason to fear either exam, because hear my words when i say both are absolutely coachable exams. You can do well on either of those exams, and theyre of such value to those admissions counselors and those admissions committees that are going to be reviewing your application in the next year or years. You can do this, sat or act, it doesnt matter. Okay, so when should we take them . I think the best time for students to start t
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