North Star Admissions Consulting

JULY 2, 2020

Here are some insights about the impact of Covid on college applications. Test Optional v. Test Blind. A growing number of schools, including all 8 Ivy League universities and Stanford, are test optional for the class of 2021. The vast majority of schools are test optional for next year. School Lists.

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Next Admit College Admissions Blog

MAY 4, 2024

For the admissions cycle spanning 2024–25, Northwestern University maintains a test-optional policy. As these percentages demonstrate, Northwestern recognizes the value of various forms of assessment when evaluating applicants’ academic potential. Should I go test-optional? What are Northwestern’s SAT requirements?

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MAY 4, 2024

These figures underscore Northwestern’s rigorous academic standards, even though they do not have a fixed threshold for admission. While the SAT remains popular among accepted applicants, Northwestern admissions officers place no advantage on one exam over the other, or on omitting scores entirely.

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JUNE 11, 2024

These statistics reflect Georgia Tech’s high academic standards, but they also indicate that there isn’t a specific score requirement for admission. The ACT composite score is derived from four test sections: English, mathematics, reading, and science. Still, there is no minimum score applicants must achieve for admission.

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JUNE 11, 2024

This range reflects the high academic standards of the university and underscores that there isn’t a single score requirement for admission. Specifically, all first-year applicants must submit results of the SAT and/or the ACT, in accordance with University System of Georgia requirements.

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JUNE 26, 2024

While perfect scores are rare, a high score in the Math section can significantly boost your application. Nevertheless, such high scores are not necessary for admission. UIUC follows a test-optional policy , meaning that SAT or ACT scores are not mandatory for all first-year applicants. What are UIUC’s SAT requirements?

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Berkeley² Academy

MARCH 11, 2024

Spring is in the air and the next college admissions cycle is fast approaching! While current seniors weigh their options and decide where they will attend school next year, freshmen, sophomores, and juniors should be preparing for their own college admissions process. When are applications due? What can I do now?

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Tex Admissions

MARCH 21, 2022

Test-optional admissions should not change much how you approach your essays or resume although I can imagine letters of recommendation may be more important to provide context to your academic abilities and achievements. Still, I expect more than three-quarters of UT-Austin applicants to submit their test scores.

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Elite Open School

JANUARY 20, 2021

Earlier this week, the College Board announced some major changes to their suite of college application tests. SAT Subject Tests will no longer be offered On January 19, the College Board officially announced that they would no longer offer SAT Subject Tests. College admission has always been a holistic process.

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AdmissionSight

MARCH 27, 2023

Duke University admission requirements What are the Duke University admission requirements? Duke University has a strict admissions procedure and is a very selective institution. Test results: Candidates must send their SAT or ACT scores as well as any SAT Subject Tests that may be necessary for some majors.

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Parry College Counseling: College Admissions Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2021

This process is very tedious, so I recommend starting the app a few weeks early and ensuring you have your HS transcript (+community college transcript if you did dual enrollment) ready to go when you work on the application. Yes, that is 0.4%.)

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NOVEMBER 23, 2023

However, the range also shows that there is no one number that applicants must achieve for admission. The ACT composite score is the average of the scores a student achieves on each of the four test sections: English, mathematics, reading, and science. These numbers demonstrate the high standards Harvard holds for its students.

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College Essay Guy

JUNE 15, 2023

We have a full guide here , including things like how to think through whether to submit scores to test optional schools, but the basic difference is … Test optional Students do not have to submit SAT or ACT test scores as part of the application for admission.

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BestColleges

JANUARY 19, 2023

They decided to use college applications, testing, scholarship deadlines, and others to guide their month-by-month timelines for juniors and seniors. "It'd be super helpful, and we see such a neat daily need." They had already built the systems for teaching college preparedness, so they created the timeline to help ease those systems.

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