{"id":3446,"date":"2021-05-07T16:11:13","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T20:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltestprep.org\/?p=3446"},"modified":"2025-02-13T14:41:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T19:41:13","slug":"in-the-news-april-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltestprep.org\/in-the-news-april-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"In the News (April 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3175\" src=\"https:\/\/nationaltestprep.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/News-Canva-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/>It\u2019s been another busy month in test preparation and higher education! Below are some of the news articles that got the NTPA members talking. We hope you\u2019ll join the conversation in the comments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.educationnext.org\/test-for-test-makers-college-board-act-pandemic-test-optional-admissions\/?fbclid=IwAR0Oy1dfj2dCEjTOGXT-AmlQguwd87_R_le__GWAnN-UHmx2VXSK2hhQqvg\"><strong>A Test for the Test Makers<\/strong> (Education Next):<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;This state of affairs follows years of complaints that the exams favor the affluent. And, in fact, both of the notoriously secretive testing companies face significant problems, including some not widely understood. Reports of their demise, however, may be premature.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"post-title long unpublished\"><a href=\"https:\/\/educationalendeavors.substack.com\/p\/taking-the-sat-with-the-breakout?fbclid=IwAR1XpYkKr29GN-ULRmPVCLnahJGfwVTAx1K30Ik32BHCWmMGVdcFBcsD4Hk\"><strong>Taking the SAT with the Breakout Expert from Operation Varsity Blues<\/strong> (Educational Endeavors):<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I find that the entire formatting of the Writing Test requires getting used to, from questions that have no actual question (just choices) to questions that ask users to do a really specific random thing. This is one of the reasons that preparation for these tests is crucial in order to maximize your performance. &#8220;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"bold mb0_5 mt0_5 grey-8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edsurge.com\/news\/2021-04-16-can-college-predictive-models-survive-the-pandemic?fbclid=IwAR1rASmL8-RSs8GCwq_ySLIcBrxoUXlgj5ZnUgkN-hFBGJWJ42XQencUluY\"><strong>Can College Predictive Models Survive the Pandemic?<\/strong> (EdSurge):<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;As we develop new predictive models and update the existing ones with data collected in the last year, we will need to analyze its effects and decide how heavily to weigh that data when trying to predict what comes next.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"ArticlePage-headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/article\/the-endless-sensation-of-application-inflation\"><strong>The Endless Sensation of Application Inflation<\/strong> (The Chronicle of Higher Education):<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;But what do such metrics really tell us? 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