to learn more about these tests we're joined again by rob franek. he's a college prep expert from the princeton review. hi! - good to be here, thanks for having me back. - for those of us who aren't geniuses with photographic memories, should we fear these tests? - the truth is that most students fear the sat and the act, you can do well on either of those exams and they're of such value to those admissions counselors and those admissions committees that are going to be reviewing that application in the next year. you can do this, sat or act, it doesn't matter. - okay, so when should we take them? - i think the best time, for students to start to prep for the exam, the sat or the act, is at the end of their sophomore year into the beginning of the perfect time between your summer ending your sophomore year into the beginning of your junior year, you can take your first exam during that summer term or during the fall but remember that you can continue that prep work after you've taken that first administration of the exam, see where've done well and

letters strike more fear in the hearts of kids to learn more about these tests we're joined again by rob franek. he's a college prep expert from the princeton review. hi! - good to be here, thanks for having me back. - for those of us who aren't geniuses with photographic memories, should we fear these tests? - the truth is that most students fear the sat and the act, but there is no reason to fear either exam, because hear my words when i say ams and they're of such value to those admissions counselors and those admissions committees that are going to be reviewing that application in the next year. you can do this, sat or act, it doesn't matter. - okay, so when should we take them? - i think the best time, for students to start to prep for the exam, the sat or the act, is at the end of their sophomore year into the beginning of their junior year. the perfect time between your summer ending you can take your first exam during that summer term or during the fall but remember that you can continue that prep work after you've taken that first administration of the exam, see where've done well and