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Grade Inflation and the Changing Landscape of College Admissions

Top Tier Admissions

In August 2023, ACT released their findings from a twelve year study (2010-2022), concluding that average grades for U.S. This occurred even though ACT subject tests remained relatively stagnant. In fact, ACT scores even dropped a bit in some areas. students had risen in every subject, and most notably, in math.

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New Study Suggests Elite Colleges Should Reinstate SAT/ACT

BestColleges

Using admissions records and first-year grades from several "Ivy-Plus" colleges between 2017 and 2022, the group determined that keeping all other variables equal, students who scored highest on the SAT and ACT earned college GPAs 0.43 Among applicants with the same SAT or ACT scores, students from the wealthiest 0.1% Exclamation mark.

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Dream Crusher

Admissions Village

The last thing rising seniors want to be doing is researching colleges, writing essays, or even worse, studying to take the ACT or SAT again. This brings me to my next grouchy point—the dreaded SAT and ACT. in 2010 to 3.36 It is summer, and the entire world is having a heat wave. Let’s pull that apart a bit.

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Does MIT Do Legacy Admissions?

AdmissionSight

Based on the admissions at Harvard from 2010 to 2015, legacy applicants were admitted at a rate of 33% , higher than the overall acceptance rate of 6%. Submit either SAT or ACT scores to demonstrate academic readiness. Yes, MIT requires applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. Extracurricular activities.

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How Hard Is It to Get Into Vanderbilt? Admission Rates + Requirements

AdmissionSight

Since 2010, applications have surged, and acceptance rates have kept dropping, which puts Vanderbilt right up there with the Ivies in terms of selectivity. For admitted students, Vanderbilt’s middle 50% SAT score range for admitted students is 1505-1570, while the ACT score range is 34-35.

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21 Famous People You Didn’t Know Were Yale Alumni

AdmissionSight

Hollywoods biggest names left with resumes packed with Shakespeare, method acting, and more talent than we know what to do with. During her time at Yale, Foster balanced her academic workload with a thriving acting career, having already starred in Taxi Driver by the time she enrolled. From David Filo creating Yahoo!

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College Programs for Students With Intellectual Disabilities Grow With Little Oversight

BestColleges

It's why the Think College National Coordinating Center has been working to create accreditation standards since 2010, Think College's co-director, Meg Grigal, told BestColleges. Rewind to 2008, when Congress last reauthorized the Higher Education Act. What Are These Programs?

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