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Texas ACT Scores Drop as More Students Take the College Admissions Exam
Posted on · In Texas, 26 percent of graduating seniors met the so-called “benchmark score” across all four subjects.
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Education News
Texas Behind In Preparing Kids For College, Panel Told
Posted on · Texas lags most other states in preparing high schoolers for college and needs to update its readiness standards, Higher Education Coordinating Board Commissioner Raymund Paredes told state senators at a hearing on Tuesday.
Education News
Students Across Greater Houston Meet New SAT For First Time
Posted on · Many high school students will take the college entrance test for the first time on Saturday.
Education News
Students Get Glimpse Of New SAT Format: Five Tips To Know
Posted on · The new test does away with obscure vocabulary, makes the essay optional and doesn't penalize students for guessing.
Houston Matters
Advice for Getting Into College
Posted on · We learn what Houstonâs high schoolers and parents need to know about how to get into college, from Dan Warner, director of admissions at Rice University, and Jolyn Brand of Brand College Consulting, a consultant who helps students find, apply and get accepted to college.
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Houston Matters for Mon., Nov. 11, 2013
Posted on · Ah, applying to college. The SATs and ACTs, the application forms, the essays, the waiting…and waiting…and waiting. On this edition of Houston Matters, we learn what Houstonâs high schoolers and parents need to know about how to get into college, from a Houston-based university admissions officer, and a Greater Houston-based college consultant, who helps students […]