The share of college applicants who submit test scores has plunged since pre-pandemic times. Fewer than half of early applicants this fall submitted scores from the SAT or ACT, despite loosening COVID ...

Test-optional policies have swept the higher education system in the United States as of late. A test-optional policy is where a college applicant has the option of adding a test score to be ...

This image shows a person holding a pencil. UConn is choosing to stay test optional through the Fall 2026 semester. Photo courtesy of Andy Barbour/Pexel The University of Connecticut is staying test ...

Alexis Serrato flipped through the pages of her test packet, determined to get through the college entrance exam even though she felt like it was a moot point. It was her fourth ACT; still, it went no ...

A s a new admissions cycle begins, colleges are navigating a fragmented and unsettled standardized-testing landscape. After a pandemic-fueled rush to drop standardized-testing requirements, a handful ...

Some colleges that were test-optional during the pandemic are requiring SAT or ACT scores again. Those schools have said that having scores will help them recruit a more diverse student body. Still, ...

Test-optional applications seem like a great idea. But to be a competitive applicant, your student’s grades need to shine. If they are struggling, don’t wait to get help. Test-optional college ...

What do the eight Ivy League schools have in common with MIT, Stanford, Duke, Northwestern, University of Chicago, University of Michigan, Georgetown, Carnegie Mellon, Notre Dame, Johns Hopkins and ...

A new working paper from Dartmouth College researchers is providing yet more evidence that test-optional college admissions ...

While some critics of standardized testing see the increase in test-optional policies as a win, there is a growing body of research that shows that those test scores provide vital information that ...

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As students have gotten their college decisions back, those who were wait-listed or rejected from their top-choice colleges inevitably wonder why. Often a college’s reasons have nothing to do with a ...