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Time of India
44 minutes ago
- General
- Time of India
When will SAT scores be out in June 2025? What time to expect college test results; all you need to know
In the United States, the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) holds major importance for students on the road to college. The SAT, which attracts millions of students across the US, measures reading, writing, and math skills. If a student seeking admission secures a high score, then he or she can get access to scholarship opportunities. Many colleges and organizations offer scholarships based on strong SAT scores. When will SAT scores come out in 2025? The test is administered by the College Board . The organization has announced that scores will be released in phases depending on whether testing was done on a weekend or in school. Spring 2025 score release dates for SAT weekend: Friday, June 20, for tests taken on June 7. The score of the students will be released based on when the test was taken and when the test was submitted, not on the scores, grade, or location, according to the Austin American Statesman. The score is already available in case the candidate took the exam before June 7 at school or independently. Live Events What time do scores come out? Scores are typically available around 6 PM (local time) on the designated release day for SAT in-school testing. How to check SAT scores The College Board provides three ways to check the SAT score : School counselor: The school counselor of the candidate who appeared for the test will receive a PDF version of the score, which can be shared. BigFuture School mobile app: If the candidate has included his or her phone number on test day, the test score will be available on the app. College Board student account: If the student is a College Board student account holder, the scores will be available online. How to send SAT scores to colleges or universities When the appearing student registered for the SAT or took the test at school, he or she may have selected colleges or scholarship programs to receive scores. In case the applicant did not choose recipients on the day of the test or wants to add more, he or she can send scores to additional institutions once they are available, according to the College Board website. Follow these steps to send SAT scores: Sign in to the College Board account: Go to the Send SAT Scores page. If a prompt about fee waivers appears, it can be ignored unless it applies to the applicant. Select institutions to send scores to: The student can search for colleges or universities by name or code. Add institutions to the score recipient list: Click on one or more institutions to add them, then click Continue. Choose which scores to send: For each recipient, the applicant can choose to send all scores or just a specific set. If the SAT has been taken multiple times, the best score can be sent. There may be some institutions that may require all scores. This depends on the school's score submission policy. Review and finalize your order: Double-check the selections and then proceed to checkout. In addition to the test scores, the recipient will also receive demographic information. How long does the SAT take? The digital SAT is 2 hours and 14 minutes long, excluding breaks. The candidate gets a 10-minute break between the Reading & Writing and Math sections. The test is divided into two sections: Reading and Writing: 64 minutes with 54 questions (approximately 1 minute 11 seconds per question), and Math: 70 minutes with 44 questions (approximately 1 minute 35 seconds per question).
Time of India
5 hours ago
- General
- Time of India
Want to get into Harvard or Ivy League? These 10 qualities matter most apart from your academic scores
Campus of Harvard University in Cambridge Each year, more than 60,000 students submit applications to Ivy League universities, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. However, fewer than 10% of those applicants receive offers. In 2024, Harvard University reported an acceptance rate of just 3.59%, admitting 1,937 students out of 54,008 applications, according to The Harvard Crimson. While Yale University admitted just 3.7% of applicants, Columbia University followed closely at 3.9%. Princeton University accepted 4.6%, Brown University reported an acceptance rate of 5.4%, while Cornell University had the highest among the Ivies at 8.4%, according to Class of 2028 admissions data released by Ivy Coach, a prominent college admissions consultancy. It's a no-brainer that your GPA, SAT/ACT scores, and overall academic performance form the foundation of your application, but in today's competitive admissions landscape, grades alone won't make you stand out. Ivy League admissions officers are looking beyond numbers to identify students who bring more than just academic strength to the table. Here are 10 core traits that will give you an edge over others while it comes to admission in an Ivy League college. Intellectual curiosity A 4.0 GPA tells them you're smart, but intellectual curiosity shows them you care why things work, not just how. Elite schools are ecosystems of ideas, they want students who ask bold questions, not just answer them. Pro tip: Include examples like independent research projects, unconventional reading lists, personal essays, or passion projects that reflect your hunger to learn beyond the syllabus. Grit in unflashy places Everyone highlights overcoming big obstacles, but the Ivy League often notices grit in the quiet grind, like the student who tutors others even while still working to strengthen their own math skills, or who rebuilds a school club that no one cared about. Pro tip: Use your application to highlight moments when you showed up consistently, like mentoring juniors or keeping a school club active, simply because it mattered to you. Nuanced leadership They're not looking for class presidents, but they're looking for students who lead through impact, not titles, like starting a mental health peer line, or organising a coding bootcamp in your local language. Pro tip: In your application, spotlight where your initiative created change. Use specifics like who benefited, what shifted, and why it mattered. Capacity for solitude Ivy League life is fast-paced and noisy but top students know how to step back, reflect, and redirect. Schools increasingly value introspective minds that can self-regulate, not just outperform. Pro tip: Mention habits like journaling, reflective blogging, solo travel, or personal art projects. These reveal your ability to step back and think beyond performance. Interdisciplinary thinking Future-ready students don't think in silos. The applicant who connects biology to climate storytelling or psychology to product design often stands out more than the one who's just 'good at science.' Pro tip: Share work that connects unexpected fields, like using psychology to design better tech tools or blending storytelling with environmental science. The ability to disagree thoughtfully Elite classrooms thrive on debate but they watch for how you engage, not dominate. Can you challenge ideas without burning bridges? Can you shift your stance with grace? That's rare and valued. Pro tip: Include things where you engaged in respectful debate, listened actively, or changed your point of view after hearing another perspective. Cultural agility Top colleges are global villages, they value students who aren't just diverse on paper, but can navigate diverse spaces with authenticity and ease. Pro tip: Describe when you built understanding across differences, like collaborating on a multicultural project or navigating a new environment with empathy. Original voice In an ocean of applications, the ones that echo are not the loudest, but the most true. Ivy League readers are trained to spot manufactured passion and reward those who write and speak like themselves. Pro tip: Let your personality come through in your writing by using your natural tone, sharing honest reflections, and avoiding overused templates. Strategic risk-taking Playing it safe rarely stands out. The Ivy League notices students who've made calculated risks like quitting a mainstream path, building something no one asked for, or challenging the status quo with clarity. Pro tip: Talk about a time you took a thoughtful risk, like starting something new, stepping away from a safe option, or speaking up when it mattered. Future literacy What does the future need? Ivy League schools want students who are already wrestling with that question, not just those preparing for the past. Pro tip: Demonstrate how you're thinking ahead by engaging with topics like climate change, ethical AI, or global equity through your projects or opinions. Final thought Getting into Harvard or the Ivy League isn't about ticking off achievements. It's about signaling a mindset, the kind that doesn't just react to the world but rewires it. You don't need to be extraordinary in everything, but in at least one thing, you need to be unmistakably you. Is your child ready for the careers of tomorrow? Enroll now and take advantage of our early bird offer! Spaces are limited.
The Hill
11 hours ago
- Science
- The Hill
ChatGPT use linked to cognitive decline: MIT research
ChatGPT can harm an individual's critical thinking over time, a new study suggests. Researchers at MIT's Media Lab asked subjects to write several SAT essays and separated subjects into three groups — using OpenAI's ChatGPT, using Google's search engine and using nothing, which they called the 'brain‑only' group. Each subject's brain was monitored through electroencephalography (EEG), which measured the writer's brain activity through multiple regions in the brain. They discovered that subjects who used ChatGPT over a few months had the lowest brain engagement and 'consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels,' according to the study. The study found that the ChatGPT group initially used the large language model, or LLM, to ask structural questions for their essay, but near the end of the study, they were more likely to copy and paste their essay. Those who used Google's search engine were found to have moderate brain engagement, but the 'brain-only' group showed the 'strongest, wide-ranging networks.' The findings suggest that using LLMs can harm a user's cognitive function over time, especially in younger users. It comes as educators continue to navigate teaching when AI is increasingly accessible for cheating. 'What really motivated me to put it out now before waiting for a full peer review is that I am afraid in 6-8 months, there will be some policymaker who decides, 'let's do GPT kindergarten.' I think that would be absolutely bad and detrimental,' the study's main author Nataliya Kosmyna told TIME. 'Developing brains are at the highest risk.' However, using AI in education doesn't appear to be slowing down. In April, President Trump signed an executive order that aims to incorporate AI into U.S. classrooms. 'The basic idea of this executive order is to ensure that we properly train the workforce of the future by ensuring that school children, young Americans, are adequately trained in AI tools, so that they can be competitive in the economy years from now into the future, as AI becomes a bigger and bigger deal,' Will Scharf, White House staff secretary, said at the time.
New York Post
21 hours ago
- Science
- New York Post
ChatGPT is getting smarter, but excessive use could destroy our brains, study warns
Is it an artificial lack of intelligence? Not only is AI getting frighteningly smart, but it may be making us dumber as well. Scientists found that students who used ChatGPT to complete essays had poorer cognitive skills than those who relied on just their brain, according to a dystopian new study out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge. Advertisement 'Reliance on AI systems can lead to a passive approach and diminished activation of critical thinking skills when the person later performs tasks alone,' the researchers wrote, per the Telegraph. The team had set out to determine the 'cognitive cost' of using large language models (LLMs), which have become increasingly omnipresent in every sector of society, including academia. According to a winter survey by the Pew Research Center, approximately 26% of teen students used the AI chatbot to help them with assignments in 2024 — up from just 13% in 2023. 3 ChatGPT is easily accessible on smartphones and other tech. Ascannio – Advertisement To determine how using synthetic homework assistants affects the mind, the MIT researchers tasked 54 people with writing several SAT essays, Time Magazine reported. Participants were split into three groups: one that relied on pure brainpower, one that used Google, and a third that enlisted the aid of the now-ubiquitous LLM ChatGPT. Each person was outfitted with an electroencephalography (EEG) device so researchers could monitor their brain activity while completing the task. They found that the ChatGPT group 'performed worse than their counterparts in the brain-only group at all levels: neural, linguistic, scoring,' according to the Telegraph. 3 'Reliance on AI systems can lead to a passive approach and diminished activation of critical thinking skills when the person later performs tasks alone,' the researchers wrote. PhotoGranary – Advertisement The readings also showed reduced activity in the regions of the brain associated with memory and learning, the authors said, noting that a lot of the 'thinking and planning was offloaded.' In fact, AI-aided scholars got lazier with each subsequent paper to the point that by the third essay, they were simply typing the prompt into ChatGPT and having it do all the work. 'It was more like, 'Just give me the essay, refine this sentence, edit it, and I'm done,'' said the paper's main author, Nataliya Kosmyna. By contrast, the essayists with no external aid demonstrated the highest levels of neural connectivity, especially in regions of the brain responsible for language comprehension, creativity and memory. Advertisement The brain-only group was also more engaged and satisfied with their essays, per the study. Interestingly, the Google group showed just slightly lower levels of engagement, but the same amount of recall — a perhaps troubling prospect given the increasing number of people who dive into research using AI rather than internet search engines. 3 Researchers deduced that too much reliance on AI could have long-term cognitive effects. Daniel CHETRONI – Researchers deduced that 'frequent AI tool users often bypass deeper engagement with material, leading to 'skill atrophy' in tasks like brainstorming and problem-solving.' That could have long-term ramifications, including 'diminished critical inquiry, increased vulnerability to manipulation' and 'decreased creativity,' the authors said. Fortunately, the findings weren't a total indictment of AI in academia. As a follow-up exam, the scientists asked the ChatGPT group and their brain-only counterparts to rewrite one of their previous essays — but the AI-assisted participants did so without the chatbot, while the unassisted group could use the cutting-edge tech. Advertisement Unsurprisingly, the original ChatGPT group didn't recall much info from their papers, indicating either a lack of engagement or an inability to remember it. Meanwhile, the former brain-only group exhibited a marked increase in brain activity across all the aforementioned regions despite using the tool. That suggests if used properly, AI could be a helpful academic tool rather than a cognition-destroying crutch. Advertisement The warning about AI-induced brain atrophy comes — somewhat frighteningly — as the technology is becoming more 'intelligent.' Recently, Chinese researchers found the first-ever evidence that AI models like ChatGPT process information similarly to the human mind — particularly when it comes to language grouping.
Buzz Feed
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
Kim Kardashian Roasted For ChatGPT Conversation
People are seriously side-eyeing Kim Kardashian after she shared a screenshot of her ChatGPT conversation to her Instagram story on Wednesday. For those who don't know, ChatGPT is an app where users can speak with a chatbot that is generated by AI. Therefore, the chatbot is nothing more than a robot, which uses artificial intelligence to learn how each individual user wants to communicate with it and adapts its style accordingly. And this is why so many were left baffled by Kim's screenshot, which revealed that she speaks to the chatbot as though it is a human. Unfortunately for us, Kim only posted what appears to be the end of her and ChatGPT's conversation, with the first message in the grab reading from Kim: 'Thanks for taking accountability. That's huge in my book.' 'I really appreciate you saying that,' the chatbot replied. 'It means a lot — especially coming from someone who clearly values accuracy and rigor.'I'll keep raising my game to meet your standards,' the bot went on. 'If there's ever any doubt or if you want a deeper dive on anything, I'm here for it.''Thanks dude,' Kim wrote back, to which ChatGPT said: 'Anytime — you got it, dude😎 Let's crush the next one.'Kim posted the grab without further comment, but did add the '🥹' emoji, suggesting that she was genuinely touched by this exchange. But the people of the internet failed to see the same sentiment, and the screengrab quickly went viral on X as people shared their confused reactions to the conversation. Addressing Kim's first message in the chat, one person wrote: '……. this is the dumbest thing I've ever fucking seen? how did a language software take accountability??''What does a robot have to take accountability for?' one more asked. 'what's with people and developing an emotional connection with chatgpt do they not realize that it's fucking weird,' somebody else tweeted, with another echoing: 'is she really this lonely?''was she arguing with a fucking robot?' somebody else inquired, while another popular response pointed out the extreme environmental damage all forms of AI causes, reading: 'The temperature of the Earth just rose 1 degree for this….' Another X user simply concluded: 'Having convos with ChatGPT or AI in general is so embarrassing.' Kim's post actually came just one day after Time reported on a recent study from researchers at MIT's Media Lab, which found that ChatGPT may be 'eroding critical thinking skills.' The study split 54 subjects aged between 18 and 39 into three groups and asked them to write several SAT essays with either ChatGPT, Google, or nothing at was then used to record the writers' brain activity, and they found that of the three groups, ChatGPT users had the lowest brain engagement and 'consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels.'The study was conducted over several months, and found that ChatGPT users got lazier with each essay, and many resorted to just copy and pasting by the end of the study. What do you make of Kim's ChatGPT conversation? Let me know in the comments below!
