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Practicing Online-For Free-May Improve Your SAT Score Since 1970, college enrollment has practically doubled, from 8.5 million to 15.1 million in 2000. With this increasing competition to get accepted, many schools are putting a greater emphasis on standardized tests. That’s why it’s important for college-bound students to get the best possible test scores, particularly the Scholastic Aptitude Test, or SAT. Fortunately, many Web sites now offer online tests, practice exams and preparation materials and online instruction at low costs, or for free. By going online you also can register for the SAT a year in advance and send additional score reports to colleges and scholarship programs once you’ve taken the test. According to the College Board, about 2 percent of test-takers in 1997 accessed SAT prep materials online and another 22 percent used SAT test prep software. The recent technology boom led to dozens more online test prep providers. Plus, more companies are offering Web-based applications online. Students say they are going online to prepare for standardized tests because the Web enables them to study whenever and wherever they want at their own pace. Knowing exactly what to expect can greatly improve your score. Taking practice tests allows you to become familiar with the instructions and test layout allowing you to skip over the directions. This will allow you to spend more time on the actual test and less time learning about the format. Online, you can practice under test-like conditions with full-length practice exams and get a customized study plan to address your strengths and weaknesses. America Online’s education portal, for example, is a free Web resource available to anyone with an Internet connection. AOL@SCHOOL, has teamed up with TestU, a premier online test preparation provider, to offer a free online preparation course for high school students at www.school.aol.com/high school/college.adp. The "SAT Crunch Course" features four weeks of interactive test preparation including a diagnostic test assessing your strengths and weaknesses, a personalized curriculum, four practice tests and a full-length practice SAT exam. AOL@SCHOOL also has partnered with Kaplan, the world leader in test preparation, to provide state assessment resources for teachers and administrators at www.school.aol.com/teachers/assessment.adp and Kaplan’s free full length practice exams with customized feedback for the ACT and SAT at www.school.aol.com/highschool/college.adp. As most colleges accept the ACT and SAT, Kaplan experts recommend that students take both practice tests to gauge which test better demonstrates their strengths. TestU also will be launching "State Your Answer" on AOL@SCHOOL later this summer. This will be a free assessment tool that identifies an individual’s strengths and weaknesses in preparation for a state exit exam. By using test prep materials online, you can be sure to get your best test scores. Just go to AOL@SCHOOL. ©NewsUSA
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