For more on when you should be taking these standardized tests --
the PSAT, GED, SAT I, SAT II, or ACT -- go to the
Critical
Issues and Resources for High School Students section of
Quintessential Careers.
ACT-SAT-Prep.com
-- a great prep site for college-bound high school students. Besides information,
strategies, and practice questions for the ACT and SAT, there are also resources and links related
to choosing colleges, financial aid, and more.
collegeboard.com -- the official site of The College Board, a national nonprofit membership
association whose mission is to prepare, inspire, and connect students to college and opportunity.
The association is composed of more than 4,200 schools, colleges, universities, and other educational
organizations. Find study and preparation resources, dates of exams -- and register for tests online.
College PowerPrep -- offers both fee-based and free software geared toward
improvement on the Scholastic Apptitude Test (SAT). Also includes college advice
and tips, including setting timetables in high school and financial aid.
Educational Testing Service -- a non-profit company, ETS is the world's most experienced
educational testing and measurement organization and producers of the
Standard Apptitude Test (SAT), SAT II, and other college and graduate school entrance exams. Find
study and preparation resources, dates of exams -- and register for tests online.
passGED.com --
an online provider of a GED preparatory course, where you can find information on
GED tests, the importance of obtaining your GED (high school diploma equivalent), and
the steps to earning your GED.
TESTPREP.COM -- since 1988, Stanford Testing Systems, Inc., has
been offering what is probably now the single most popular school-based
test preparation software in the USA: the Stanford Studyguide for SAT
Success. And now the company is reaching even more students with a free
internet-based WebWare for the SAT service.
TOEFL Online -- provides information about the Test of English as a Foreign
Language, which colleges and univerisites in the U.S. use to evaluate the English
proficiency of people whose native language is not English.
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