Top Tier Admissions

JUNE 7, 2024

Most recently, Harvard & Cornell announced changes to their testing policy, requiring students to submit either an SAT or ACT score in future application cycles. Looking ahead, we suspect more colleges will revert to requiring SAT scores for all students.

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

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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, 24% submit ACT scores, while 42% submit SAT scores. What are Dartmouth’s ACT requirements?

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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. 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

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

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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 11, 2024

Please respond in 100 words or fewer: As you seek admission to Dartmouth’s Class of 2029, what aspects of the college’s academic program, community, and/or campus environment attract your interest? DARTMOUTH’S SUPPLEMENTAL ESSAY PROMPTS 1. Required of all applicants. How is Dartmouth a good fit for you? Required of all applicants.

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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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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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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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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. This post isn’t about the SAT, though. It’s about the supplement! Well, sort of.

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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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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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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.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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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 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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DC College Counseling

JUNE 12, 2024

Students applying during the upcoming admissions cycle for the Class of 2029 (those currently finishing their junior year) will still be grandfathered into the current test-optional admissions process. The June 4th test was abruptly canceled in Oakland due to internet issues, leaving approximately 1,400 students high and dry !

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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? Now to the first question. How is Dartmouth a good fit for you?

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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. Your 1600 SAT score and 4.0 As you can imagine, we’ve been getting lots of questions about the recent Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action. There are, at most, 2,000 spots in any given class year.

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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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