BestColleges

AUGUST 27, 2024

Johns Hopkins University has reinstated standardized test requirements. Students applying in fall 2025 must submit SAT or ACT scores, while those applying this fall are encouraged to do so. Hopkins says test scores more accurately predict academic success and enable disadvantaged students to demonstrate their potential.

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Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

As of this morning, Yale is the second Ivy League school to require standardized test scores, following Dartmouth’s lead and citing research that test-optional policies adversely affect high-scoring low-income students. This new policy will begin with students applying to enter in the fall of 2025.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 23, 2024

Cornell will reintroduce standardized testing requirements for undergraduate admissions starting in fall 2026, based on findings from a university Task Force on Standardized Testing in Admissions and pressure from peer institutions. Brooks School of Public Policy, and the School of Industrial and Labor Relations).

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BestColleges

JULY 18, 2024

The math, reading, and English core test will be reduced from three hours to two hours to curb test-taking fatigue. The new ACT will roll out online in spring 2025 and in school in spring 2026. And starting this year, the test went fully digital to make it more relevant and easier to give and take. The ACT Education Corp.,

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Spark Admissions

APRIL 11, 2023

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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Spark Admissions

APRIL 11, 2023

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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Top Tier Admissions

JUNE 14, 2024

The term “Public Ivies” has arguably been around longer than any of the other “Ivy adjacent” categories ( “Southern Ivies,” “New Ivies,” etc.). None of the UCs offer early admission or consider standardized test scores. and we expect to see another sub-9% acceptance rate for the Class of 2028.

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Top Tier Admissions

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Brown University , an Ivy League institution located in Providence, Rhode Island, is known for its commitment to a flexible and open curriculum. Top Tier Admissions is tracking the 2024-2025 supplemental essay prompts for all top schools here — we look forward to supporting you ! Interested in reading more about Brown?

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Top Tier Admissions

JUNE 12, 2024

overall, Duke’s acceptance rate is even lower than some Ivy League universities. Christiansen said around half of the applicant pool submitted standardized test scores , similar to previous years. The university’s test-optional policy will continue through Fall 2027. overall acceptance rate for the Class of 2028.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 3, 2023

This year’s acceptance rate matches the class of 2025 as the University’s lowest rate in history. This month, Columbia University became the first Ivy League school to extend test-optional policies indefinitely. The number of applications has risen by about 12,500 since the 2019-20 admissions cycle.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 12, 2024

HARVARD REVERSES COURSE ON TESTING REQUIREMENT Despite Harvard’s previous commitment to remaining test-optional through the Class of 2030, the college announced on April 11 it would require students applying for fall 2025 admission to submit either an SAT or ACT score.

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BestColleges

MARCH 20, 2024

It's also important to remember that your standardized test score is just one factor that schools will consider in your overall application. This piece delves into the lower SAT score percentiles of popular schools, including the Ivy Leagues and other highly selective private colleges.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 19, 2024

Located in Providence, Rhode Island, and founded in 1764, Brown University is an Ivy League institution with 7,300 undergraduates. BROWN’S CHANGING ADMISSIONS POLICIES Brown University announced in early March that it would once again require students applying for fall 2025 admission to submit either a SAT or ACT score.

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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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BestColleges

MAY 17, 2024

The University System of Georgia Board of Regents voted May 14 to reinstate standardized testing at the four schools, according to The Associated Press. removed these test requirements for admission during the COVID-19 pandemic. Four Georgia universities are the latest to reverse their test-optional admissions policies.

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Ivy Central

JUNE 8, 2023

The Class of 2027 also demonstrates exceptional aptitude in standardized tests. The Class of 2025 had a similar overall acceptance rate of 6.2%. Among those whose schools provide class rankings, an astounding 444 students are currently ranked first or second in their respective classes.

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BestColleges

MARCH 12, 2024

Penn's announcement follows news that Dartmouth, Yale, and Brown will reinstate standardized test requirements beginning next fall. Test-optional colleges could realize a competitive admissions advantage over rivals that require scores. In February, Dartmouth became the first Ivy to reinstate standardized testing.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 20, 2023

With some schools reinstating test requirements (MIT) and others like Columbia University, the first Ivy League school to extend test-optional policies indefinitely, it’s no wonder students are left in a state of confusion.

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 1, 2024

However, with the release of new data for the Class of 2027 confirming a 3.91% acceptance rate coupled with similar acceptance rates since the Class of 2025, we can assume the Class of 2028 acceptance rate will be similar. Stanford’s test-optional policy extends to applicants applying for the Fall 2025 entry term.

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The Koppelman Group

MARCH 1, 2024

The idea behind making schools test-optional in the first place was to accommodate students who suddenly found themselves unable to take the ACT or SAT because, well, everything was shut down. Since adopting test-optional, a lot of schools started extending their policies out by years or even indefinitely (like Michigan).

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BestColleges

MARCH 1, 2024

Yale University announced it is reinstating standardized test requirements. The university believes mandatory test requirements can help level the playing field for disadvantaged students. Yale has officially become "test-flexible." Applicants will thus have four options for submitting standardized test results.

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AdmissionSight

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

2025 33,240 4% 2024 20,075 7.3% A big spike happened with the Class of 2025, when applications shot up to over 33,000. The pandemic led MIT to go test-optional, which drew in more hopefuls. But despite testing coming back, the number of applications stayed high, and the acceptance rate still hovers below 5%. 2024 9,291 7.4%

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The Koppelman Group

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

A member of the vaunted Ivy League, Yale has one of the best undergraduate programs in every single subject they offer. This post isn’t about the standardized test policy, though. Applying to an Ivy League university requires planning and strategy, and benefits from expertise. 100 word limit).

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BestColleges

DECEMBER 20, 2023

“The most common Columbia application mistakes I observed are students that are most excited about going to school in New York, or going to an Ivy League school, or just going to a great school,” says Doris. Columbia became the first Ivy to permanently adopt a test-optional admissions policy in 2023.

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The Koppelman Group

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Dartmouth is a highly-competitive Ivy League university that receives around 30,000 applications each year, boasting an overall acceptance rate for the class of 2028 of only 5.3%. Getting a deferral decision is a bummer no matter where you applied, but it’s especially frustrating when it comes from a dream school.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

You’re considering Ivy League and Ivy+ universities, but also expanding your search to other selective schools. Sometimes referred to as the “Harvard of Texas,” Rice has become more challenging to get into than some Ivy League institutions. tuition, room, board, and fees) is $78,278.

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College Essay Guy

MARCH 13, 2023

We’ll also share information about each school's admissions process and their average standardized test scores. We’ll even highlight the easiest Ivy League school to gain admission to. But more than 13,000 students applied for admission to the Class of 2025, and only 510 were accepted. Let's dive in!

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AdmissionSight

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Many RSI alumni have gone on to attend Ivy League schools , MIT, Stanford, and other top institutions, often earning competitive scholarships. Standardized test scores. Applications for RSI 2025 close on December 11, 2024, at 11:59 PM Eastern Time. The application deadline for RSI 2025 is December 11, 2024.

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Next Admit College Admissions Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Princeton University, an esteemed Ivy League institution, sets high expectations for its students, and this article delves into how those expectations extend to prospective applicants’ SAT scores. Although standardized test results will not be required, they will still be valued and evaluated within the application’s larger context.

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Next Admit College Admissions Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Princeton University, an esteemed Ivy League institution, sets high expectations for its students, and this article delves into how those expectations extend to prospective applicants’ SAT scores. Although standardized test results will not be required, they will still be valued and evaluated within the application’s larger context.

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The Koppelman Group

MARCH 22, 2024

A member of the vaunted Ivy League, it’s the only member of the most exclusive club of colleges in the world that has a fully open curriculum. Most students who go to Brown submit a test score, so let that work in your favor. Brown is a liberal arts school but without most of the strictures of liberal arts schools.

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The Koppelman Group

JANUARY 10, 2024

It is a member of the vaunted Ivy League, and considered one of the best colleges in the United States (and globally). Standardized Tests Princeton is not requiring the SAT or ACT at least until 2025, but will consider either or both tests if submitted. We’re pros at this.

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The Koppelman Group

APRIL 18, 2023

We work with a lot of Ivy League legacies. For the class of 2025, 95.7% Ace the SAT/ACT Great grades are the first thing Columbia looks at; the next thing is great standardized test scores. "Of course, my kid will go to Columbia, he's a legacy!" We hear this from parents probably every week. or even higher.

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AdmissionSight

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Is Johns Hopkins Test-Optional? Johns Hopkins University is test-optional for the 2024–2025 application cycle , so you’re not required to submit SAT or ACT scores if you’re applying for fall 2025. If you face challenges accessing tests, use the additional information section of your application to explain your situation.

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Next Admit College Admissions Blog

JANUARY 5, 2023

Yale is a private Ivy League University that was founded in 1701 in New Haven, Connecticut. percent for the class of 2025 and 6.54 As a continued response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Yale is not requiring standardized test scores from applicants for fall 2023. percent, compared to 4.62 percent for the class of 2024.

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Elite Open School

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

It's possible that UC's lawyers could prevail in the trial, meaning UC would be permitted to implement its original plan of test-optional admissions for 2021 and 2022, followed by test-blind admissions for 2023 and 2024, capped by UC's rolling out its own proprietary admissions test in 2025. (If

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College Essay Guy

JUNE 1, 2023

The total number of questions in each section may vary; thus, the raw score can range from 0 to the maximum number of questions in the test. It’s also important to note that, unlike other standardized tests, the LSAT does not penalize you for incorrect answers.

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