College Entrance Exams
College Entrance Exams
College entrance exams are standardized tests that measure a students academic readiness for higher education. They are used by colleges/universities to help evaluate applicants for admission to their school.
Since COVID-19, many colleges and universities have gone “test optional”. This means that they no longer require students to submit a college entrance exam score as part of their college application. However, they will still accept an entrance exam score if the student has it. A strong entrance exam score can help bolster a students application and could potentially earn them additional scholarship from the school.
We recommend that it is better to need an entrace exam test score and have it to submit, than need an entrance exam test score and not have it at all. At that point, it may be too late.
There are two main types of college entrance exams. Click below to learn more.
The SAT is a multiple choice computer based exam.
It takes approximately 2.5 hours to complete.
It consists of 2 main sections:
- Math
- Evidence Based Reading & Writing
Cost: $68
While the SAT is not offered at NHS, there are multiple schools and testing sites in the WNY area that do.
The ACT is a multiple choice paper or computer based exam
The ACT takes approximately 2 hours to complete.
There are three main sections:
- English
- Reading
- Math
There are two optional sections that can be added on:
- Writing (additional $25)
- Science (additional $5)
Base Cost: $70
While the ACT is not offered at NHS, there are multiple locations in WNY that do.
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The SAT is a multiple choice computer based exam.
It takes approximately 2.5 hours to complete.
It consists of 2 main sections:
- Math
- Evidence Based Reading & Writing
Cost: $68
While the SAT is not offered at NHS, there are multiple schools and testing sites in the WNY area that do.
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The ACT is a multiple choice paper or computer based exam
The ACT takes approximately 2 hours to complete.
There are three main sections:
- English
- Reading
- Math
There are two optional sections that can be added on:
- Writing (additional $25)
- Science (additional $5)
Base Cost: $70
While the ACT is not offered at NHS, there are multiple locations in WNY that do.