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Coming Soon: Major Changes to the ACT

Discovery College Consulting

Not only are today’s high school students being affected by frequent changes in colleges’ testing policies (as described in a recent blog post ), they also have another upcoming change to contend with: next year, the ACT will switch to a digital format, in addition to undergoing other alterations.

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Beyond the Numbers: How Test Scores Are Used in Admission

Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

I gathered documents, tried, and failed to book an appointment, travelled to the DMV, drew a number, sat for three hours, turned in all my paperwork, took a mini drivers test and vision check, and finally posed for a new requisitely terrible picture. Sara Riggs has been with Georgia Tech since 2015.

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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%. Test score ranges (SAT scores of 790-800 in Math and 730-780 in Evidence-Based Reading and Writing). Submit either SAT or ACT scores to demonstrate academic readiness.

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What Is the Classic Learning Test?

BestColleges

The Classic Learning Test is an alternative to the SAT and ACT and is accepted by over 200 mostly private and religious colleges and universities. The classically based college entrance exam that was started in 2015 by former private school educator Jeremy Tate. million high school students taking the SAT and roughly 1.3

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Does Being SAT/ACT-Optional Make it Harder to Get Into College?

SSA Online College Prep

The Findings of the Hechinger Report The Limitations of “Test-Optional” College Persistence and the Pandemic The National Assessment of Educational Progress and Standardized Tests How We Even the Playing Field The Failings of our Educational System Discover more SAT tips on our blog! Sign up for individual SAT tutoring here!

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What the Grand Canyon Taught Me: Getting Real About Goals, Failure, and Digging Deep

Ruffaloni

Preparing for the ascent We engaged RNL’s Strategic Enrollment Planning process in 2015 with what we called “Shark Tank” (like the TV venture funding show). The academic caliber of students—measured by ACT/SAT test scores and GPA—has risen. First-time, full-time students increased 74 percent.

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5 Best Industrial Design Schools in the U.S.

AdmissionSight

The acceptance rate is 67%, and while strong academics ( average SAT: 1244 ) help, its your portfolio that will steal the show. Oh, and its been holding steady in the top 10 worldwide every year since 2015. The average test scores for those who submit is 1160 for the SAT, 24 for the ACT, and the typical GPA is a solid 3.6.