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ACT and SAT Scores Decline Year After Year

Peterson's Blog

ACT and SAT scores decline across the U.S. Standardized tests, like the SAT and ACT, are used to determine academic readiness and skills for entering university. Current Data on ACT & SAT Scores Decline ACT —In 2024, average ACT composite scores were 19.4 compared to 19.5 1024 2023 19.5

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Columbia University Becomes Permanently Test-Optional with No SAT/ACT Requirement

Spark Admissions

In March 2023, Columbia University announced that it would permanently drop the SAT/ACT requirement for undergraduate admissions. Columbia, however, is the first Ivy League school to drop the SAT/ACT requirement permanently. Ultimately, SAT/ACT scores are just one part of the college admissions process.

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Columbia University Becomes Permanently Test-Optional with No SAT/ACT Requirement

Spark Admissions

In March 2023, Columbia University announced that it would permanently drop the SAT/ACT requirement for undergraduate admissions. Columbia, however, is the first Ivy League school to drop the SAT/ACT requirement permanently. Ultimately, SAT/ACT scores are just one part of the college admissions process.

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Do You Need Both ACT and SAT for College?​

Peterson's Blog

Standardized test scores, like the SAT and ACT, determine academic readiness and skills for entering university. While it may be beneficial to take both tests, this blog will answer the question, “Do you need both ACT and SAT for college? What Are the ACT and SAT?

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Thoughts On What 2023 College Admissions Tell Us About Future Applications

Ivy Central

As COVID hit the world in the spring of 2020 so the standard orthodoxy around SAT or ACT testing went out of the window as colleges declared themselves Test Optional, meaning that students could choose if they wanted to submit test scores and that their chances of acceptance wouldn’t be impacted if they didn’t.

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Test Optional: Should You Take the SAT or ACT?

ACM College Consulting

In the ever-evolving landscape of college admissions, one question continues to perplex students, parents AND counselors: Should students take the SAT? Another factor to take into consideration is if SAT or ACT scores are required to be eligible for certain scholarships. So, to SAT or not to SAT?

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Turns Out, I Had No Idea How Hard It Is to Parent Teens

Grown & Flown

About 14 years ago, I sat in a church service with my husband and tiny daughter. They act like typical teenagers. They wear earbuds and then act surprised when they can’t hear us. My mind settled on the family in front of us. Two parents and three teenagers. It was the early service. Two boys and a girl. Do not test me.

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