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How I Fought to Remove Compulsory Test Scores on Transcripts

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It’s The post How I Fought to Remove Compulsory Test Scores on Transcripts appeared first on Road2College. This story was first published as a post by a parent in our Paying for College 101 Facebook community.

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Why Dartmouth College Is Requiring ACT and SAT Scores Again

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Dartmouth researchers found SAT and ACT scores can help identify high-achieving, under-resourced students since the college looks at scores in context to where a student is from. Dartmouth College is reinstating its standardized testing requirements after removing them during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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My Son Applied to Colleges Alone: A Cautionary Tale

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There is nowhere to explain all that on the transcript, though, so it was just a glaring hole in his academic rigor. Guess what the ACT did Mom, they sent my scores to the wrong school. Given that administering tests and sending scores is the entire scope of the ACT Board, I was not jumping on the hate bandwagon just yet.

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Brown Reinstates SAT/ACT Requirement

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Starting in fall 2024, Brown University will require students to submit SAT or ACT scores. Brown becomes the third Ivy League school, following Yale and Dartmouth, to reinstate standardized testing requirements. So did Dartmouth, which became the first Ivy to return to standardized testing.

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To Test or Not to Test?

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Test scores and test-optional admissions, which have been in the spotlight for several years now, are getting renewed attention as of late. Many colleges have still not decided if they will become permanently test-optional for admissions. I want to thank my colleague Meg Joyce for co-writing this blog post with me.

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2025 In-State EA Decision Information

UGA Undergraduate Admissions Q & A

GPA -Please remember this is not the GPA students see on their high school transcript, but rather the GPA that UGA recalculates for everyone based on the core academic courses taken in high school and looking at the actual grades posted on the transcripts. Mid 50% Admitted Average GPA: 4.18-4.43

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Emory University Remains Test Optional for 2023-2024

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>> Updated March, 2023 Emory University has extended its test optional policy for applicants who plan to enroll as first-year students in Fall 2024. In addition, transfer applicants for Fall 2024 can also take advantage of this test optional policy. Emory will continue to superscore the ACT and SAT.

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