How to Prepare for the SAT

by I'm First Administrator

This article was originally published on Big Future.  If you’ve started thinking about college, you’ve probably heard about admission tests like the SAT. Colleges use test scores to help them make admission decisions. So it makes sense to plan to do your best on the...

The PSAT/NMSQT and PSAT 10

by I'm First Administrator

This article was originally published on Big Future.  The PSAT/NMSQT and PSAT 10 measure the knowledge and skills you’ve developed in reading, writing and language, and math. Students in 10th and 11th grade can take the new PSAT/NMSQT for the first time in...

Your College Search: By the Numbers

by I'm First Administrator

This article is published in the 2014 I’m First Guide to College Your College Search: By the Numbers By Emily Anderer I was woefully uninformed when I began my college search. Living in Utah, I knew about most of the universities in my state but very little about...

Standardized Tests: What’s in a Score?

by Matt Rubinoff

This article is published in the 2014 I’m First Guide to College Most four-year colleges and universities require students to submit standardized test scores. Primarily, these institutions want to see either SAT or ACT scores, while selective schools may require...

Things are getting serious

by Michael Faikes, College of Charleston, '17

Hey everyone… I hope that your winter break is going swell! I know that I am really enjoying this time to relax and spend time with friends and family. It’s very surreal seeing so many of my friends still in high school getting their Early Acceptance letters to...