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Tam becomes official SAT testing site

By Elyse Faherty, Graphics/Photo Editor ♦ Nov 17, 2024

Tamalpais High School is hosting its' first official SAT on Oct. 30, after much talk about the inaccessibility of SAT test sites.

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SAT to be shortened, digitized by 2024

By Lukas Stoker ♦ Mar 17, 2022

The College Board announced the SAT will become shorter and fully digital by 2024.

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College Board discontinues Subject Tests, optional SAT essay

By GG Mormorunni, Reporter ♦ Feb 24, 2021

The changes will affect students beginning the college admissions process.

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Editorial: “Breach of contract and gross negligence”

By Editorial Staff ♦ May 22, 2020

The problems with AP testing are not novel or unprecedented — but the pandemic may give us the chance to rethink public education.

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District publishes 2019 Student Achievement Report

By Leah Fullerton, Editor in Chief ♦ Nov 7, 2019

The report summarized student achievement via the CAASPP test and showed major discrepancies based on race and socioeconomic status.

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Too Many Private Tutors?

Oct 16, 2018

We live in a community where being the best is less of an option and rather a requirement, a mindset. Conversations can be overheard of parents normalizing the use of unprescribed adderall or students...

The Legacy of the SAT

Mar 29, 2017

The SAT was born in 1926 as an acronym for the Scholastic Aptitude Test. The College Board had just recently been formed, and the test was originally created as a sort of IQ test, stemming from the idea...

The College Board: A Nonprofit Profit

By Maxine Flasher-Duzgunes ♦ Mar 2, 2017

It’s mid-January, and your mom says you have to register for the SAT. You’re on the College Board website, and the SAT registration fee costs $45. But wait, you should probably take the SAT with Essay...

Many Sophomores Plan to Take Old SAT Early

By Talia Wiskind ♦ Jun 5, 2015

Sophomores are beginning the strenuous process of studying for the SAT’s, with many starting way earlier than expected, hoping to take the old test version this January before it is permanently replaced...

The Monthly Hollumn: Stepping back from college stress & learning to breathe

By Holly Parkin ♦ Nov 21, 2014

oesn’t matter whether you’re a senior caught in the height of application season or a sophomore who’s just taken the PSAT — everything in life seems to revolve around that one loathed topic. “So,...

Tips and Tricks for SAT Studying

By Tandis Shoushtary ♦ Nov 3, 2014

The Scholastic Aptitude Test (better known as the SAT) is the most widely recognized college admission exam in the US, playing a large role in most prospective college student’s lives. Because test...

College Board Announces Changes to SAT

By Isabella Schloss ♦ May 19, 2014

The College Board announced in late March its plan to redesign the SAT test, making it more connected to schoolwork and applicable to future education. Starting in spring 2016, the Board will make the...