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. ACT Tutoring Hit your target score with our renowned ACT tutors.

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MARCH 14, 2024

For the Class of 2029 and beyond, Dartmouth has reinstated its standardized testing requirement. Applicants must submit either SAT scores or ACT scores in order for their application to be considered. Among Dartmouth applicants, 42% submit SAT scores, while 24% submit ACT scores. What are Dartmouth’s SAT requirements?

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Top Tier Admissions

JUNE 12, 2024

Emory announced it will remain test-optional for the Class of 2029. The admitted Class of 2028 reported an average SAT score of 1490 and an average ACT score of 33, although the university emphasized that the majority of students did not submit test scores. ACT Tutoring Hit your target score with our renowned ACT tutors.

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BestColleges

APRIL 15, 2024

On April 11, Harvard College announced it would require applicants for the class of 2029 — applying in fall 2024 — to submit SAT or ACT scores. Caltech does not consider SAT or ACT testing, its website stated until its policy reversal. Add Harvard to the list of universities reinstating standardized test requirements.

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Top Tier Admissions

OCTOBER 9, 2024

This application season, we’re watching to see how a few things will play out: the reintroduction of the SAT/ACT requirement at several top schools, the drop in enrollments of Black and Latino students, the California ban on legacy admissions , and the predicted “enrollment cliff.”

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Top Tier Admissions

MAY 3, 2024

Set your child up for college admissions success today Schedule A Consultation Get Our Brochure DARTMOUTH ADMISSIONS UPDATES Dartmouth College was the first Ivy League to announce it would reinstate standardized testing requirements , effective for the Class of 2029.

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Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 2, 2024

If you’re waiting on SAT or ACT scores, late application deadlines can be a lifeline. Consider a gap year and spend the extra time creating an enriching year that readies you for the Class of 2029 application cycle! Demonstrate Interest Take this extra time to further demonstrate your interest at these schools.

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BestColleges

JUNE 19, 2023

The Community College Agriculture Advancement Act has bipartisan support in both the U.S. The Community College Agriculture Advancement Act , sponsored by lawmakers from both sides of the aisle in both the U.S. New federal legislation aims to boost community college agriculture programs with annual grants.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 23, 2024

Most recently, Harvard reversed course in an April 11 announcement that it would require students applying for fall 2025 admission to submit either an SAT or ACT score. Brooks School of Public Policy and the School of Industrial and Labor Relations but encourages applicants to submit SAT and/or ACT scores.

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The Koppelman Group

AUGUST 26, 2024

Only 28% of first-year applicants who enrolled in the fall of 2023 submitted either an SAT or ACT score, but it is still worth trying to get a strong score. This is especially true if you believe you can get above a 1475 on the SAT or 33 on the ACT. For example, “John Doe — White Plains, NY — Prospective Member of the Class of 2029.”

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Admissions Village

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

This week, Yale announced that they will require testing but that they are flexible on which type of testing, SAT, ACT, AP, or IB exam score. Yale has said if you want to submit AP scores in lieu of SAT or ACT scores they would like to see all of them. Perhaps not surprisingly, demand for SAT and ACT testing has been rising.

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Admissions.Blog

JULY 14, 2024

Caltech, hot on the heels of announcing that it will require first-year applicants to report ACT or SAT scores in order to be considered for Caltech’s Class of 2029 , has now released its supplemental essay prompts for the 2024-2025 admissions cycle.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 19, 2024

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. Brown followed the lead of Dartmouth College and Yale University who will also require standardized test scores , effective for the Class of 2029.

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Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

This morning, Dartmouth College announced that they are reactivating the standardized testing requirement for undergraduate admission, effective with the Class of 2029. This will be enormously helpful to students as they approach the application process.

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The Koppelman Group

MARCH 22, 2024

But then there are THE tests — the SAT and ACT are notorious in college admissions and among the students who take them. Given that the policy could change, and that 81% of students enrolled as first years in the fall of 2022 submitted an SAT or ACT, we highly recommend that international students submit standardized test scores.

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The Koppelman Group

MARCH 13, 2024

There are the obvious things, like trying to sort out what college is best for you from the thousands of colleges and universities, and then there are the more nitty gritty bits like choosing whether to submit SAT or ACT scores and how to ask a teacher for a recommendation.

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Ivy College Essay

AUGUST 3, 2023

What SAT or ACT scores do I need to get into Harvard? Because of the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on students and families, Harvard has announced that it will continue being test-optional for the upcoming classes, including the classes of 2027, 2028, 2029, and 2030.

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BestColleges

APRIL 19, 2023

It was brought into the CSU system in 1960 via the Donahoe Higher Education Act , which brought together all state colleges into one system. According to Humboldt, the school is launching at least 12 academic programs in fall 2023 and a total of 27 new academic and experiential programs by 2029.

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The Koppelman Group

AUGUST 11, 2024

In 2024, Dartmouth led the charge for making the SAT and ACT not just expected but mandatory for applicants. Do the SAT or ACT make a difference in the diversity and outcomes for an accepted class? If you act, write a side. Now to the first question. How is Dartmouth a good fit for you? If you identify as a poet, write a poem.

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 5, 2024

This new policy will begin with the class of 2029. Paxson and comprised of members of the Corporation of Brown University and Brown senior faculty “to ensure that the University is fully realizing its educational mission and upholding its commitments to academic excellence, equity, access and diversity.”

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The Koppelman Group

JULY 18, 2023

The decision won’t come into play until next cycle, for the class of 2029, so we don’t know exactly how things will change. The Court held that Harvard College’s admissions system does not comply with the principles of the equal protection clause embodied in Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. President and Fellows of Harvard College.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 26, 2024

Recently, peer institutions like Dartmouth College , Yale University , Brown University and Cornell University announced a return to requiring SAT or ACT scores. Harvard University also backtracked from its two-year test-optional commitment when it announced it would require standardized test scores , effective for the Class of 2029.

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BestColleges

JUNE 24, 2024

Thirty-three senators and 28 members of the House of Representatives co-introduced the Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act on Thursday. The Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act would reverse this change and allow students to access Pell for up to 18 semesters once again. after June 15, 2007.

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BestColleges

JANUARY 3, 2024

The complaint alleges that the use of legacy admissions unfairly advantages white students and that the practice violates Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Senators from both sides of the aisle introduced the Protecting Athletes, Schools, and Sports (PASS) Act last year, signaling a move to regulate NIL's impact on college athletics.

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BestColleges

MARCH 13, 2023

Biden recommitted to doubling the Pell Grant by 2029 in his latest budget proposal. His budget also seeks to raise the discretionary maximum federal Pell Grant another $820 per year in 2024, which would help him reach his goal of doubling the max Pell Grant from 2023-2029. Approximately 6.8

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BestColleges

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Biden also said he wanted Congress to double the maximum Pell Grant by 2029. This description fits the program recently proposed in the IGNITE HBCU, TCU, and MSI Excellence Act. However, it's a long way off from the 25.7% We think that it is a necessity that this bill passes this Congress," Murray said.

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BestColleges

JANUARY 24, 2023

The CHIPS and Science Act will now force universities to disclose gifts and contracts worth more than $50,000 from a foreign source. Soon after GAO released the report, she introduced the College Cost Transparency and Student Protection Act. His marquee action last year — the Stop WOKE Act — was struck down in court.

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