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Beyond the Numbers: How Test Scores Are Used in Admission

Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

Test Policies Still Vary Widely After reading this, are you still full of test anxiety and convinced your future hinges on a single score? Sara Riggs has been with Georgia Tech since 2015. Fully opposed to testing of any kind? When I drove home, license in hand, I may have been more street legal, but I was the same driver.

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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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Wake Forest Announces Early Action for First-Generation Admissions

BestColleges

A 2021 Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) report found college "early decision" deadlines often give an advantage to wealthier students with more resources. First-generation students face barriers to applying for college and sometimes miss out on early action deadlines.

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New Study Suggests Elite Colleges Should Reinstate SAT/ACT

BestColleges

New evidence, however, suggests they might want to rethink their policies. MIT says its policy change promotes opportunity and inclusion and isn't simply a tool for weeding out applicants who fall short of their lofty quantitative standards. We believe a requirement is more equitable and transparent than a test-optional policy."

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Meet Dartmouth College’s Most Notable Alumni

AdmissionSight

Hes been a major player in advocating for national security, economic policy, and climate change. As Governor of New York, he pushed forward progressive policies that helped shape the state and the nation. During his tenure, Wolf pushed for higher wages, better healthcare, and policies that addressed the states budget deficit.

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What to Do if You've Been Waitlisted by The University of Texas at Austin 2025

The Koppelman Group

Since we havent seen this new policy in action yet, its hard to tell exactly how the waitlist will work. We had to look all of the way back to the 2015-2016 application cycle to find a waitlist that they actually let anyone onto. UT Austin has, however, given us foundation guidance to go on, and its imperative that you understand it.

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Homeless at Humboldt? Inside the Looming Student Housing Crisis at Cal Poly Humboldt.

BestColleges

The off-campus residences available this next year are more than the University has ever offered, even when its enrollment was at an all-time high in 2015." "Housing has long been a challenge in this area for students and community members," the Cal Poly Humboldt's housing FAQ webpage reads. hheeyynene Please sing the petition link in my bio!