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CTK College Coach
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
With Dartmouth and Yale now requiring test scores, will the test optional trend reverse? A March 2024 Update As we head deep into the middle of the school year, many juniors are taking the ACT or SAT– or wondering whether they should in this largely test-optional world.
CTK College Coach
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
With Dartmouth now requiring test scores, will the test optional trend reverse? As we round the bend on the middle of the year, many juniors are taking the ACT or SAT– or wondering whether they should in this largely test-optional world. Sophomores looking ahead to fall testing are starting to prep.
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Top Tier Admissions
APRIL 20, 2023
Since the 1950s, Ivy League schools have been using a secret ranking formula called the Academic Index (AI). The Academic Index was designed specifically to regulate athletic recruitment (in the Ivy League colleges, 15-20% of the first-year class is made up of recruited athletes for their sports teams).
HelloCollege
AUGUST 20, 2024
IB costs $119 per course you are tested on during your comprehensive exam (and other aspects of the program have fees). AP exams currently cost $96 per test and there are fee waivers available for qualified students. The academic side of college admissions starts day one of high school. IB is more collaborative.
The Koppelman Group
MARCH 17, 2023
However, across the Ivy League, the highest legacy rate we have ever seen is 30%. Since we have never seen an Ivy League school accept more than 30% of legacies, that means at these top schools the majority of legacies don’t get in. Well, it means your student needs to have great test scores. What does this mean?
The Koppelman Group
APRIL 16, 2023
If you have googled around about Ivy Legacy admissions you have probably found a couple of things. Some think pieces, some court case coverage, and the biggest thing: blogs from test prep/college counselor sites giving specific legacy acceptance rates. This is more or less true at all schools, but especially at Ivy League schools.
CTK College Coach
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Sophomores and Juniors: What’s the latest with the test-optional trend? SAT, ACT, and test optional: with Dartmouth now requiring test scores, will the test optional trend reverse? Sophomores looking ahead to fall testing are starting to prep. You can see my fulsome update on the digital SAT here.
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