College Board
Testing company nonprofit
The College Board is an American nonprofit organization that administers standardized tests—most notably the SAT and Advanced Placement (AP) exams—used in college admissions and course placement.
It also runs the PSAT and oversees the AP curriculum.
Despite nonprofit status, the organization draws criticism for high fees and its outsized influence on American education: The College Board has a near-monopoly on college prep testing.
College admissions exam
- PSATCollege Board practice exam
- AP examsStandardized college-credit assessments
- standardized testingIdentical assessments across populations
- test prepStudying for major exams
test center · registration · testing accommodations · answer sheet · multiple choice · percentile · test date · proctor
Centralized undergraduate admission platform
- financial aidFunding for education expenses
- enrollmentAct of registering officially
- application deadlineFinal date for submissions
Organization serving public good
- fee waiverRelease from required payment
- criticismJudgment of faults
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
- advocacyPleading for a cause
SAT
College admissions exam
- PSATCollege Board practice exam
- AP examsStandardized college-credit assessments
- standardized testingIdentical assessments across populations
test prep · test center · registration · testing accommodations · answer sheet · multiple choice · percentile · test date · proctor
Common App
Centralized undergraduate admission platform
- financial aidFunding for education expenses
- enrollmentAct of registering officially
- application deadlineFinal date for submissions
nonprofit
Organization serving public good
- fee waiverRelease from required payment
- criticismJudgment of faults
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
- Testing bodiesOCR, ETS, Pearson, USMLE, state bar
- education groupshonor society, teacher unions, alumni association, PTA, student council
- Standardized TestsSAT, ACT, PSAT, AP exams, AP Biology
- admissionsapplication, acceptance letter, admissions, application deadline, admissions committee
- examsexam, test, quiz, final exam, midterm
- reference booksdictionary, dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, encyclopedias, thesauri
College Boardopen admissions
Enrollment without selectivity
community college · universal access · open enrollment · free education · dropout
College Boardhigh school
Upper secondary institution
elementary education · K-12 · preschool · graduate school · vocational training
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