AdmissionSight

JANUARY 20, 2025

2021 44,073 4.7% Standardized test scores (optional). They accept both, but standardized test scores are optional. Even though its hard to get into Stanford with or without test scores, submitting your best results can only help. 2026 56,378 3.7% 2025 55,471 3.9% 2024 45,227 5.2% 2023 47,498 4.3%

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Peterson's Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Standardized tests, like the SAT and ACT, are used to determine academic readiness and skills for entering university. In this blog, we will cover the current data on scores year after year, factors associated with the changes, and how to best approach these standardized tests in light of recent data. 1050 2021 20.3

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BestColleges

JANUARY 30, 2024

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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AdmissionSight

JANUARY 11, 2025

As you can see, the acceptance rate for UC Davis has stayed pretty steady, around 40%, with a slight dip in 2021. That means you can skip stressing over standardized test prep and tracking down teachers for letters. 2027 109,350 41.9% 2026 110,189 42% 2025 105,850 49.4% 2024 78,100 38.9% Why is UC Davis so popular?

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Admissions Village

MARCH 26, 2023

Today we are going to say that after you have done all of those things, studied hard in rigorous courses, participated in activities you felt passionate about, worked to be helpful to others you care about, spent time preparing good applications, studying for, and excelling at your standardized tests, the answer is NOTHING.

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Spark Admissions

JANUARY 28, 2022

Initially, however, it seemed like the Ivy League was eager to return to requiring test scores. Then, in December 2021, Harvard University shook the testing and college admissions world by declaring that they would not require applicants to submit SAT or ACT scores through the next four years (that is, through the high school Class of 2025).

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Admissions Village

JULY 22, 2022

Just as notable, some universities saw significant drops in their admit rate from only one year earlier – New York University, for example, went from a 21% acceptance rate in 2021 to a 12.2% In my opinion, for many students, the new landscape of test-optional has not made things easier on students it has made it way more confusing.

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Admissions Village

APRIL 25, 2023

Part 3: This Process Is Opaque In the first part of this series, we discussed the role that the rise of test-optional (it is now optional to submit standardized test scores, SAT or ACT, at most colleges) has played in opening up the applicant pool to highly selective colleges.

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Spark Admissions

JULY 7, 2022

of applicants during the 2020-2021 admissions cycle, and yet somehow they managed. It remains to be seen whether MIT’s return to requiring standardized testing for entrance will impact these record-high numbers. Wellesley College. Tufts University: Boston-area universities outside the Top 10 in the U.S.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 3, 2023

Low acceptance rates are part of a nationwide trend across many colleges, with elite universities like Harvard University seeing rates as low as 3.19% in the 2021-22 admissions cycle. College Admissions Private Counseling Maximize your admissions odds with our guidance.

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Marks Education

JULY 15, 2022

With the 2021-2022 admissions cycle largely behind us, it is time to reflect on the data and look ahead to the coming year. Test Optional Means Different Things at Different Schools. While the majority of colleges will remain test optional for the coming application cycle, sending strong standardized test scores can be helpful.

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AdmissionSight

MARCH 20, 2025

For example, Harvard received 40,248 applications in the 2019-2020 admissions cycle, but in 2020-2021, that number soared to a record-high of 57,000 ! Dartmouth applications also surged nearly 33%, with over 28,000 applications.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 6, 2023

Melissa Costanzi (I ’95), director of undergraduate admissions, said the total number of applicants has remained steady after a 30% increase in 2021. Despite a wave of colleges choosing to go test-optional after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Georgetown still requires applicants to submit standardized test scores.

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Admissions Village

APRIL 22, 2023

In 2016 their yield rate was 26%, and in 2021 it was 45%. MIT ’s Early Action applications dropped 19% compared to last year, which is not surprising since MIT reinstated their standardized testing requirement this cycle after two years of a test-optional policy during the pandemic. Another example is Boston University.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 4, 2023

This marks the College’s third test-optional admissions cycle, which allows students to apply without submitting standardized test scores. When asked about the future of Harvard’s test-optional policy, Fitzsimmons said it is “too early to tell.”

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AdmissionSight

JANUARY 23, 2025

For example, Harvard received 40,248 applications in the 2019-2020 admissions cycle, but in 2020-2021, that number soared to a record-high of 57,000 ! Dartmouth applications also surged nearly 33%, with over 28,000 applications.

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Excelsior Admissions Consulting

APRIL 26, 2021

JUNIOR YEAR January-April Schedule and sit for standardized ACT or SAT tests, if the student is taking them. Here is a list of colleges and universities that are standardized test-optional for the upcoming admissions cycle. June-August Study for and take SAT or ACT tests, if necessary.

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Ivy Central

MAY 8, 2023

Standardized Test Scores: Wellesley College has temporarily suspended its standardized test requirement for a four-year period of review. Applicants to Wellesley for entry in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 are not required to submit SAT or ACT test results with their applications.

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AdmissionSight

JANUARY 5, 2025

Historical transfer acceptance rates Lets dig into the numbers from the past three years to get some context: Year Applicants Admitted Acceptance Rate 2023 3,254 187 5.75% 2022 3,008 341 11.34% 2021 3,039 448 14.74% Whats the trend? Standardized test scores (optional). What about standardized tests?

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AdmissionSight

JANUARY 1, 2025

2021 27,694 8.7% Target test scores UChicago is test-optional , so you dont have to submit SAT or ACT scores. Below is the admissions data over the past decade: UChicago Class Total Applications Overall Acceptance Rate 2028 43,612 4.5% 2027 38,631 4.8% 2026 37,522 5.4% 2025 37,977 6.5% 2024 34,372 7.3% 2023 34,900 5.9%

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AdmissionSight

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

2021 35,100 9.2% 2021 Undisclosed Undisclosed 2020 29,455 11.0% 2021 Undisclosed Undisclosed 2020 2667 37.9% Target test scores Northwestern remains test-optional for the Class of 2029, meaning you are not required to submit SAT or ACT scores with your application. 2027 52,233 7.2% 2026 51,558 7.2% 2023 40,585 9.1%

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Admissions Village

APRIL 6, 2022

Today we are going to say after you have done all of those things, studied hard in rigorous courses, participated in activities you felt passionate about, worked to be helpful to others you care about, spent time preparing good applications, studying for, and excelling at your standardized tests, the answer is NOTHING.

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Top Tier Admissions

DECEMBER 29, 2023

More students choosing to not report test scores Early data shared by the Common App shows meaningful growth in the numbers of applicants choosing not to report test scores. Non-score reporters now make up 52% of Common Applications submitted, up 14% from a similar date last year.

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AdmissionSight

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

2021 20,497 22.2% Applications have surged, especially since the university went test-optional during the pandemic. Target standardized test scores Carnegie Mellon has a test-optional policy in place through at least the 2025-26 admissions cycle, meaning you wont be required to submit ACT or SAT scores when you apply.

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Top Tier Admissions

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Last spring, Director of Admission Jill Thompson explained how the pandemic has led to increased selectivity at prestigious private schools: “Over the past three years, our admit rate has declined from 13% in 2020 to 10% in 2021 to 9% in 2022. STANDARDIZED TESTING. Don’t forget to arrange for standardized testing.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

A guide to the standardized test that determines National Merit and prepares students for the SAT. If you’re the parent of a high school senior, your child is likely focusing on the ACT or SAT , the standardized tests that are a crucial part of college admissions. What is the PSAT? What’s a good PSAT score?

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Scoir

JUNE 5, 2024

This is a transcription of a podcast episode from March 2021 where we sat down with Former Dean of Admission and Strategic Advisor to Scoir, Peter Van Buskirk, to discuss the history of standardized testing, present circumstances, and where testing fits into the future of college admissions.

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Marks Education

JULY 15, 2022

Be Informed about Standardized Testing Policies. The post 2021-22 Admissions Data and Trends Part 2: Making the Most of Your Application Process appeared first on Marks Education. Confirm application plan with high school. Finish university-specific supplemental essays. OCTOBER / NOVEMBER.

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Elite Open School

APRIL 1, 2020

The University of California announced today that it has “temporarily relaxed some undergraduate admissions policies” for the fall 2021 freshman class so that “students are not penalized by their inability to earn letter grades for academic classes or take standardized tests during the COVID-19 pandemic.” Should I still take it?

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

In addition to being two of their toughest academic years, your child will be tasked with maximizing their standardized test scores, continuing to pursue high-impact extracurricular activities, securing recommendation letters, and working on their college applications by writing essay upon essay. Finalize college visit details.

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College in 321

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

To Send Test Scores, or not to Send Test Scores – That is the Question. As the high school class of 2021 start their college application process, many are struggling to get SAT and ACT exam scores because of test date cancellations due to COVID-19. by Kathy de Jong, Independent Educational Consultant.

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Eligibility for the scholarship hit an all-time low of 17% for the class of 2022 following the reinstatement of standardized testing requirements, according to the report. That figure is similar to 24% for the classes of 2020 and 2021, but far below its peak acceptance of 39% in 2016.

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Solomon Admissions

JUNE 29, 2023

In addition to the usual application materials, like transcripts, letters of recommendation, and essays, students are often asked to submit standardized test scores from either the SAT or ACT exam when applying to college. Top schools do not recommend one test over the other; students are allowed to submit whichever one they prefer.

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AdmissionSight

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

2021 21.9% Standardized test scores Brown requires SAT or ACT scores. Check out the trends: Brown Class ED Acceptance Rate RD Acceptance Rate 2028 14.4% 2027 13% 3.9% 2026 14.6% 2025 16% 4% 2024 17.5% 2023 18.2% 2022 21.1% 2020 22.1% 2019 20.5% Over the past decade, ED acceptance rates have been way higherranging from 13% to 22.1%while

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AdmissionSight

DECEMBER 19, 2024

2021 32,724 8.3% 2021 29,554 6.9% 2021 3,170 21.9% Stellar test scores, a killer essay, or standout extracurriculars can help balance things out. Target test scores Browns standardized testing requirement is back , and while they dont set specific cutoffs, the bar is high. 2027 51,302 5.1%

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The Ivy Dean

MARCH 13, 2023

Yale is internationally recognized and thus highly competitive: as of the fall of 2021, their most recent freshmen class had 47,240 applicants, 5.3% Founded in 1701, Yale has 6,494 undergraduate students , 10% of which are international, who are enrolled at Yale College. of which were admitted. acceptance rate.

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The Ivy Dean

MARCH 13, 2023

This is a significant decrease since 2017, when the acceptance rate for the Class of 2021 was 10.4% In line with recent industry trends, Dartmouth has gone test optional – students have not needed to submit standardized testing scores since 2020, for the Class of 2024. and the pool of applicants was 20,034.

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