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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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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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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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Coming Soon: Major Changes to the ACT

Discovery College Consulting

However, in comparison to the calculated, years-long transition of the SAT from a paper to a computer-based test, the ACT’s digital rollout seems far more rushed and haphazard. First, it’s important to note that ACT has offered a digital version of its test since 2015.

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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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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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How The Pandemic Remade the SAT

SSA Online College Prep

How The Pandemic Remade the SAT Learn about the changes made to the new Digital SAT ! Potential issues with the switch from physical to digital SATs. Are SATs a detractor to BIPOC acceptance? Discover more SAT tips on our blog! Discover more SAT tips on our blog! Sign up for individual SAT tutoring here!

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