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. Want To Read More About Dartmouth?

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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.” SAT Tutoring Expert one-on-one guidance to boost your score.

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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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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

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 9, 2024

DARTMOUTH REINSTATES STANDARDIZED TESTING Just a few days ago, Dartmouth announced that it would be reinstating its standardized testing requirements , beginning with next year’s Class of 2029. Dartmouth and other top colleges have always known that SATs are an important predictor of first year college GPA.

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DC College Counseling

MARCH 12, 2024

BIGGEST COLLEGE-RELATED NEWS OF THE WEEK FIRST DIGITAL SAT ADMINISTRATION TAKES PLACE The first official (non-pilot) nationwide administration of the digital SAT took place on Saturday , and reports from students have been pretty positive so far! I’m so glad it went well!

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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. Brown is currently test-optional as of early 2024, but that policy could change. Aim for an SAT Composite score over 1530 or an ACT Composite of 35 or more.

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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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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 5, 2024

This announcement comes after an evaluation of the University’s undergraduate admissions policies was conducted by a committee appointed by President Christina H. This new policy will begin with the class of 2029. This new policy will begin with the class of 2029.

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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. This test can give you an idea of how the SAT works.

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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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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 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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