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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


National math scores on college entrance exams began to fall nationwide last year, including at Northwestern.

College entrance exam scores raise red flags about math achievement

November 28, 2018

Scores on the ACT and the SAT are raising red flags about college readiness and math achievement across the nation. Four million high school students took the ACT or SAT in 2018, an increase from 3.8...

For the first time since 2011, the SAT beat the ACT in number of test-takers during the 2017-18 school year. But Northwestern students overwhelmingly prefer the ACT over the SAT.

SAT overtakes ACT for highest number of test takers, but Northwestern students prefer the latter

November 12, 2018

Northwestern students overwhelmingly prefer the ACT over the SAT, defying new national trends that show diminished ACT popularity. For the first time since 2011, the SAT beat the ACT in number of test-takers...

Illinois drops PARCC college readiness exam

July 13, 2016

Illinois high school students will no longer take the short-lived PARCC college readiness exam after parents, teachers and administrators said it distracted from regular class instruction, the State Board...

Kadir: Changes to the college admissions process needed

Kadir: Changes to the college admissions process needed

January 24, 2016

“Shoot.” I’m a spring semester junior in high school and I just opened a letter in the mail. I see that I got a 28 on my first ACT. I thought my life was a failure. Northwestern had always...

Illinois decided in December to offer the SAT instead of the ACT to high school juniors across the state. Evanston Township High School and other Illinois high schools will pay to offer the ACT to students before adjusting their curriculum to align to SAT prep for the coming year.

State opts for distribution of SAT over ACT to Illinois students

January 5, 2016

Illinois state officials decided last month to offer the SAT college entrance exam to high school juniors this spring instead of the ACT, leaving local schools to fund the ACT themselves. After 15 years...

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