Your senior year in high school is a gateway moment in life. Not only is it the summation of your K-12 educational experiences, it is the springboard to your future in higher education. So, while this is an exciting time full of promise, it can also be a source of anxiety as students have a broad range of questions they need to be answered: “How do I get into college?” and “Where will I go to college?” and “How can I get help paying for it?”

One of the key factors to answering those questions is your score on the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT), which tests your reading, writing, and math abilities. Administered by the not-for-profit College Board, the SAT is one of the primary means of determining student readiness for college, which helps you gain admission to your school of choice as well as what types of scholarship aid your school may be willing to offer you. Also, the SAT is explicitly designed so all students, regardless of background, have the same opportunity to do well.

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