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CEG's Crash Course to Standardized Testing

College Essay Guy

We assume you’re here because you have standardized testing questions. TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to skip ahead) Defining terms: What’s the difference between “test optional” and “test blind/free”? How much do standardized tests matter for colleges? How much do standardized tests matter for colleges?

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Columbia University Becomes Permanently Test-Optional with No SAT/ACT Requirement

Spark Admissions

According to Columbia, this move was prompted by a growing recognition of the flaws in standardized testing and the school’s desire to make the admissions process more equitable and accessible to a broader range of students. For decades, standardized tests have been central to the college admissions process.

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Columbia University Becomes Permanently Test-Optional with No SAT/ACT Requirement

Spark Admissions

According to Columbia, this move was prompted by a growing recognition of the flaws in standardized testing and the school’s desire to make the admissions process more equitable and accessible to a broader range of students. For decades, standardized tests have been central to the college admissions process.

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Ivy League Schools Go Test-Optional Again for 2022-2023 – What This Means for College Admissions

Spark Admissions

Meanwhile, college admissions offices are paying more attention to equity than ever before and have begun to take claims against standardized testing increasingly seriously, especially evidence suggesting that these tests are unfair to low-income, minority, and other historically marginalized students.

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New Study Suggests Elite Colleges Should Reinstate SAT/ACT

BestColleges

A Harvard-based study says high standardized test scores equate to greater academic success at Ivy-Plus colleges. Most highly selective colleges remain temporarily test-optional. Emphasizing test scores can impede efforts to maintain economic and racial diversity. By contrast, high school GPAs have less predictive power.

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Vanderbilt: Class of 2028 Acceptance Rate

Top Tier Admissions

Vanderbilt has not released a waitlist acceptance rate since the Class of 2018, when it was 4.63%. Around half of RD applicants — and the overall applicant pool — submitted standardized test scores this cycle. This rate has remained consistent over the last couple years. For those admitted RD, 13.4% live outside the U.S.

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Princeton University Legacy Policies and Guide

The Koppelman Group

In a 2023 opinion piece in the New York Times, Princeton Professor Shamus Khan wrote that, in 2018, the acceptance rate for legacies at Princeton was six times that of non-legacy applicants. GPA Distribution of the Class of 2028 Scores When you are applying to Princeton as a legacy, your standardized test scores need to be nearly perfect.