Skip to Main Content
The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Scantron is used in all forms of standardized testing, including the SAT and ACT.

Testing the SAT

Members of the community discuss the national test-optional trend in college admissions, the switch to digital standardized tests and increased pressure on students.
Alden Detmer, Assistant Features Editor
August 26, 2023

It was the big day. Months of practice tests, tutoring sessions and caffeine had all been in preparation for this moment. However mere days before the scheduled exam, Ellie Whang ’24 felt her stomach...

Students adjust to new PSAT, SAT exams

Jonathan Seymour
January 14, 2016

The College Board released scores Jan. 7 for the 2015 PSAT, which along with the new SAT that debuts in March, had a new structure and scoring system, and the Harvard-Westlake juniors and sophomores who...

Activities conflict with SAT testing

March 24, 2009

By Drew Lash Two students signed up to take the March SAT only to suddenly have conflicts resulting from recently scheduled extracurricular commitments. These pre-set standardized test dates only occur...

Load More Stories
Activate Search
The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School
standardized test