Standardized Testing Decoded:
What Colleges Really Want vs. What’s Best for Your Kid
FREE APRIL MASTERCLASS
SAT, ACT, or test-optional? We’ll simplify everything you need to know to protect your kid’s college options.
Join us on April 28th, 5:30-6:30pm ET so you can:
✔ See through conflicting advice and policies
✔ Figure out the right testing path for your kid
✔ Avoid counting out dream schools too soon
Even if it seems like you have plenty of time, most families wish they’d figured this out sooner. We’ll show you how.
The sooner you have a testing plan, the more college options you keep open.
The testing question feels more confusing than ever.
Policies are constantly changing. Test-optional doesn’t always mean test-irrelevant. And there’s so much misinformation flying around.
No wonder most parents wait for their kids’ high school to start the process…
Which is usually how they end up funneled into the SAT. Or deciding to skip testing before even getting an accurate read on their kid’s strengths and overall application strategy.
We want you to make a confident, informed decision about testing — early enough to avoid wasting time or missing opportunities.
So this expert panel will help you do exactly that.
We’ll cover:
✔ The real differences between the SAT and ACT — and how to tell which one plays to your kid’s strengths, so you don’t waste months prepping for the wrong test
✔ What SAT, ACT, or test-optional actually means for your application — when skipping testing is strategic vs. when it limits schools you didn’t realize were in reach
✔ How to get the data you need this spring — so you can build a testing plan based on your kid’s actual abilities, not assumptions or what others are doing
✔ What to do if your kid has ADHD, test anxiety, or learning differences — including when accommodations can turn testing from a weakness into a strength
PLUS: Webinar attendees will receive a free SAT or ACT diagnostic (that we’ll score for you!) AND a personalized follow-up call with an expert to map out your next best steps so you can start with a clear, informed testing plan.
WHO’S SPEAKING?
Sheila A., President & CEO of Signet Education
Sheila has guided hundreds of students and families through this process, helping them figure out their strategy and their story in a way that helps them organically stand out. In this class, she’ll answer the biggest questions she gets from parents and give you a look inside her process.
Andy F., Master Test Prep Tutor
Andy has worked at Signet since 2018 and has tutored for over a decade. Specializing in test prep, coaching, and humanities, he’s worked with countless students to help them achieve their testing goals. He received his BA in Music from Princeton University and his PhD in Music Theory from Harvard. He has taught at Harvard for 10 years as Lecturer, Head Teaching Fellow, Independent Study Advisor, and Summer School Instructor.
Holly S., Top Admissions Consultant
Holly has helped over 100 students navigate testing plans, application strategy, and program selection. In the last two years alone, her students gained admission to: Harvard, Colby, MIT, Emory, Tulane, Dartmouth, Boston College, Northwestern, Brown, Columbia, Duke, Amherst, Williams, John Hopkins, Vanderbilt, and more!
Every year I meet families in the fall of junior year who say,
“I wish we’d looked into testing six months ago.”
This panel will help you avoid that. Join us and learn how to build a smart testing strategy now so you can protect your kid’s college options and skip the junior year scramble.