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Test-Optional Colleges and Admissions Strategies for the 2023–2024 Application Cycle

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

This became especially true in 2020, given changes in test administration and colleges’ testing policies due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Two years later, colleges continue to update their testing requirements, with some extending their test-optional periods and others opting for permanent changes.

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Harvard Acceptance Rate and Admissions Updates

Top Tier Admissions

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.

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ACT vs. SAT Score Conversion: What You Need to Know

AdmissionSight

If you’re preparing for college admissions, you’ve probably wondered how your ACT or SAT score stacks up. million test-takers for the same cohort (ACT). This guide breaks it all down, from explaining the SAT conversion table to helping you understand how your scores might fit into Ivy League admissions. million in 2022.

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Is UT-Austin Test-Optional?

Tex Admissions

UT-Austin will remain test-optional for Fall/Spring 2023 first-time freshmen applicants. They say simply that all applicants will be reviewed holistically without any additional details. Still, I expect more than three-quarters of UT-Austin applicants to submit their test scores.

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Duke Ends Full-Ride Scholarship for Students of African Descent

BestColleges

Supreme Court banned race-conscious college admissions last year. The Reginaldo Howard Memorial Scholarship Program was for students of African descent and required no application or test scores. Supreme Court struck down race-conscious college admissions practices last year. This comes after the U.S.

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College Board Ends SAT Subject Test and SAT Essay

Elite Open School

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. Will colleges accept SAT Subject Test and SAT Essay scores?

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CEG's Crash Course to Standardized Testing

College Essay Guy

We assume you’re here because you have standardized testing questions. TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to skip ahead) Defining terms: What’s the difference between “test optional” and “test blind/free”? How much do standardized tests matter for colleges? If I (as a student) test, what's the right test for me, ACT vs SAT?