Kaplan Test Prep Survey: Majority of College Admissions Officers Report an Increase in Number of Applicants Submitting Scores...
September 13 2017 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Results from Kaplan’s 13th annual survey of admissions officers
from the top colleges and universities across the United States
show that more applicants are submitting ACT scores*. Of the nearly
300 schools surveyed, 58 percent report more applicants submitting
ACT scores compared to three to five years ago, with 70 percent of
this subset reporting the increase as “significant.” A separate
Kaplan survey of over 550 students finds that 62 percent of high
schoolers who have already taken the SAT® plan to take or have
already taken the ACT as well**.
To help prepare the rising number of ACT takers and expand
educational access, last year ACT and Kaplan launched a partnership
to provide high-quality, engaging live instruction at an accessible
cost, and free for low-income students. ACT Kaplan Online Prep Live
provides a world-class live teaching experience delivered to
computers, tablets, and mobile phones—so students can study
anywhere, anytime, on any device. Since ACT Kaplan Online Prep
Live’s launch last fall, over 100,000 students have engaged in
instructional sessions delivered by Kaplan’s world-class teachers,
and approximately 700,000 students have been offered access to the
program, free of charge, via the ACT fee-waiver enrollment process.
To date, Kaplan’s expert teachers have delivered over 450 hours of
highly interactive livestreaming instruction on topics from
English, to Math, to Science, to time management, to goal
setting.
While there have been more ACT takers than SAT takers for the
past few years, there are signs that the SAT is making a comeback.
In recent years, the SAT has been making gains among states which
mandate students take one of the tests as a graduation requirement,
including the recent decision by Illinois to switch over from the
ACT.
“What test-taking trends and our survey results show is that we
continue to be a highly competitive two-test landscape. With last
year’s changes to the SAT making the exams more similar than ever
and every college allowing applicants to submit scores from either
test, students have the opportunity to do well on both to help them
get into their top college choices,” said Lee Weiss, vice president
of college admissions programs, Kaplan Test Prep. “As always, we
encourage teens to take a practice test to see which exam they feel
most comfortable with and which one they think will be most
advantageous to their admissions chances. Many teens, we know,
actually submit scores from both exams, as doing well on both can
be an admissions advantage.”
*For the 2017 survey, admissions officers from 299 of the
nation’s top national, regional and liberal arts colleges and
universities – as compiled by U.S. News & World Report — were
polled by telephone between July and August 2017.
**The e-survey, which was conducted between September 2016 and
June 2017, includes responses from 558 high school students who
took an SAT course with Kaplan.
The ACT® is a registered trademark of ACT, Inc. The SAT® is a
trademark registered and/or owned by the College Board, which was
not involved in the production of, and does not endorse this
product.
To schedule an interview about Kaplan’s survey results, please
contact Russell Schaffer at russell.schaffer@kaplan.com or
212.453.7538.
About Kaplan Test Prep
Kaplan Test Prep (www.kaptest.com) is a premier provider of
educational and career services for individuals, schools and
businesses. Established in 1938, Kaplan is the world leader in the
test prep industry. With a comprehensive menu of online offerings
as well as a complete array of print books and digital products,
Kaplan offers preparation for more than 100 standardized tests,
including entrance exams for secondary school, college and graduate
school, as well as professional licensing exams for attorneys,
physicians and nurses. Kaplan also provides private tutoring and
graduate admissions consulting services.
Note to editors: Kaplan is a subsidiary of Graham Holdings
Company (NYSE: GHC)
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