College can be thrilling, demanding, and unpredictable. The need for mathematics is one item that always surprises pupils. Many others share your question about the math courses needed in college.

Grid-in questions, or student-produced responses, account for about 22% of the 58-question SAT math section. As opposed to multiple-choice questions, where the correct answer is always one of the ...

On any given ACT math section, 40-43% of the questions will fall under the category of Integrating Essential Skills, or IES. The makers of the ACT describe these question types as more complex because ...

If you can do basic subtraction, you might just be more math-savvy than a lot U.S. college students. A new research paper looks at the mathematical prowess of the roughly 50 percent of community ...

Bari Norman answers viewer questions about getting into college. Sept. 3, 2010— -- High school seniors around the country are beginning to gather material for their college applications. But to ...