BestColleges
APRIL 17, 2024
The discontinued Reggie Scholarship program , established in 1979 and named after the first African American president of the Associated Students of Duke University, was for the top applicants of African descent to Duke University. The merit scholarship required no application, test scores, or other strict eligibility requirements.
AdmissionSight
APRIL 3, 2025
Scoring 960 on the SAT places you around the 41st percentile , meaning you performed better than about a third of test-takers nationwide. While this score is below the national average of 1050 , it still makes you eligible for admission at many colleges, particularly those with test-optional policies or more flexible admissions standards.
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Shemmassian Academic Consulting
JULY 9, 2023
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.
Top Tier Admissions
APRIL 12, 2024
I imagine application numbers will continue to fall, though this may be intentional, as the COVID balloon in applications at highly selective schools was mainly due to students who may have been out of range with testing, deciding to submit applications test-optional.
Next Admit College Admissions Blog
JUNE 26, 2024
While perfect scores are rare, a high score in the Math section can significantly boost your application. UIUC follows a test-optional policy , meaning that SAT or ACT scores are not mandatory for all first-year applicants. However, 36% of these students did not submit any standardized test scores.
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. UT will be as competitive as ever, and UT going test-optional will not impact most applicants.
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. In the meantime, here are a few things to consider.
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