AJ Tutoring blog - The Learning Curve

The University of California has hit pause on one of the biggest college admissions stories of the year. Just weeks after announcing it would formally study whether to bring back the SAT or ACT as part of admissions, the UC Academic Senate has suspended its original review timeline. While some ...

Let’s start with the obvious: AJ Tutoring is not neutral on this topic. We help students prepare for the SAT and ACT, and we believe these tests, when used thoughtfully, can play a valuable role in college admissions. But our support for reinstating testing at the University of California is ...

Bay Area Schools Are Seeing Test Score Declines A new national study from the Stanford Educational Opportunity Project is raising concerns across the country, including here in the Bay Area. According to recently released data, student reading scores have declined in 83% of school districts ...

What test-optional policies really mean — and how to decide whether to submit scores. The Short Answer Yes — submitting SAT or ACT scores can influence how your college application is evaluated under test-optional policies. That does not mean students should avoid testing altogether. And it ...