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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HelloCollege

JUNE 21, 2024

Illinois high school students are rethinking their standardized testing plans. Following an announcement by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) , the ACT will replace the SAT as the state’s high school accountability assessment. The ACT will be digital. The ISBE’s contract with ACT, Inc.

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Top Tier Admissions

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Applicants to the Class of 2029 will need to submit an SAT or ACT score although there are some exceptions for those unable to take these exams. Transfer students may still take advantage of a test-optional policy. The Class of 2028 had a 5.16% overall acceptance rate. SAT Tutoring Expert one-on-one guidance to boost your score.

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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

JUNE 12, 2024

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. Emory announced it will remain test-optional for the Class of 2029. Additionally, around 4,000 students were waitlisted.

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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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Next Admit College Admissions Blog

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.

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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. Test scores are more reliable than high school grades, partly because of grade inflation in recent years.”

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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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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. This is a new definition of the testing required and one we would love to see more widely implemented. Perhaps not surprisingly, demand for SAT and ACT testing has been rising.

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The Koppelman Group

AUGUST 26, 2024

They have minimum academic distribution requirements, which you should absolutely review asap ( see page 16 here ), but they also test optional — and have been since 1984. This means that you don’t need to submit a standardized test scores if you don’t feel your scores are representative of your academic potential.

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The Koppelman Group

MARCH 22, 2024

Standardized Tests Many international exam systems operate on a different schedule from the US system, so when it comes to systems such as the British A-Levels they rely on the predicted results, “as provided by your school officials.” Brown is currently test-optional as of early 2024, but that policy could change.

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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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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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