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The College Navigator is a free consumer information portal designed to help students and parents to access information about 7,000 institutions of higher learning in the USA.

The site is provided by the US Department of Education with data derived from the National Center for Education Statistics. This interactive website allows you to explore and compare features of different institutions, including programs and majors, admissions considerations, acceptance rates, and much more:

University education is one of the largest investments you will make in your lifetime. Advisors at USEIC have the experience and tools to guide US-bound students and their parents through the college selection, application, and admissions process.  For personalized service and further clarification, make an appointment today with USEIC at www.useic.org or 6233 4566.

Featured Higher Education Event: Linden US Education Fair

On Saturday, February 28, representatives from top universities in the United States will be at the Pan Pacific in Singapore from 1:00 - 4:00 PM. The representatives will be available to provide information about their respective institutions to qualified students that plan on pursuing their undergraduate or graduate degrees in the United States. The event is hosted by Linden Educational Services and is free and open to the public: Currently, almost 5,000 Singaporean students are studying in the U.S., making it the preferred destination for Singaporeans seeking degrees overseas.  The universities exhibiting at the fair range from large public universities to small private colleges and offer a diverse and extensive array of academic programs.

Please visit the Linden Tours website for additional information and to register. You can also connect with Linden via YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.

SAT Test Center Registration

For those of you who are not taking the SAT at a closed test center, you may have to deal with the possibility of not having your desired test center (or any test center) available as an option.

Although the test center shortage issue will probably be limited to the October and November test dates only, here's what you need to do if you find a similar issue when you register for the December and January test dates.

To register, visit the College Board website:

Note that you will not know whether a test center is available until midway through the registration process. 

If you are denied a test center while going through the registration process, you should opt for the "Let College Board find a Test Center" option per the screen-shots detailed here. Students going for the October and November test dates were assigned a place on an ad hoc basis this way:

NOTE: You will not have this option if you have already registered for another test date and want to change test dates! You will need to contact College Board directly by phone during College Board's office hours from 8 AM - 9 PM EST (12 hours behind Singapore Standard Time).  You will also have to pay a fee to change the registration date.

Straits Times Article & Singapore SAT Test Center Registration Issue Update

We were quoted within a feature article on Page 2 of today's Straits Times  concerning the current problem with registration in Singapore for this October's SAT test date.

For those who are still unaware, we have received early notice that there has been a surge of Chinese students taking the SAT in Singapore in October and perhaps into November as well.  For a number of reasons, the test is not administered in China to Chinese citizens so there is a mass migration every test date to take the test elsewhere.  Due to problems with the timing and availability of the test in Hong Kong this October, the open test centers in Singapore (and elsewhere in the region) for October are technically full.

Pending a formal update from the College Board, we recommend that all students interested in taking the October test to go through the registration process online and opt for "Let College Board find a Test Center" option per the screen-shots detailed here.  We have heard reports of students being assigned a place on an ad hoc basis this way.

We'll keep you posted as new information becomes available!

SAT Registration Warning for Fall 2014 Test Dates!

We have received early notice that there has been a surge of Chinese students taking the SAT in Singapore in October and perhaps into November as well.  For a number of reasons, the test is not administered in China to Chinese citizens so there is a mass migration every test date to take the test elsewhere.  Due to problems with the timing and availability of the test in Hong Kong this October, the open test centers in Singapore for October and November are now full.

What does this mean?  College Board (who administer the test) have stated “We are working diligently to create additional SAT capacity in Singapore to serve students in the country.”  How this will lead to more seats in Singapore is still pending and we will keep updates listed on our website, Facebook page, and Twitter feed – stay tuned.  We at Testtakers are very concerned with this problem and have been tracking the matter closely and has been advocating strongly for students in Singapore to have a chance to take the test.

Note that if your school is a closed test center (SAS, UWC, etc.) count yourself lucky and take the test at your school.  If you aren’t among this privileged few, you will have to take the test at an “open” test center which will hopefully have more seats open up soon.  It might not be a bad idea to register for the December test date just to have that in reserve.  If you want to get pro-active, please contact College Board asking for an update.