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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? How much do standardized tests matter for colleges?

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Harvard Acceptance Rate and Admissions Updates

Top Tier Admissions

Other Ivy League institutions, including Dartmouth College , Yale University , and Brown University , announced recently they would require standardized test scores again, effective for the Class of 2029. START NOW Harvard will accept alternative forms of testing, such as AP exam results , only in exceptional circumstances.

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Georgia Tech SAT Scores: Full Breakdown

Next Admit College Admissions Blog

Georgia Tech requires official standardized test scores from all admitted students. Specifically, all first-year applicants must submit results of the SAT and/or the ACT, in accordance with University System of Georgia requirements. What percentage of Georgia Tech applicants submit the SAT?

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Georgia Tech ACT Scores: Full Breakdown

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Georgia Tech requires official standardized test scores from all admitted students. Specifically, all first-year applicants must submit results of the SAT and/or the ACT, in accordance with University System of Georgia requirements. What percentage of Georgia Tech applicants submit the ACT?

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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. Philosophically, test-optional colleges signal to applicants that there are many forms of intelligence, educational access, and achievement. Maybe she was sick the day she took the test.

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign SAT Scores: Full Breakdown

Next Admit College Admissions Blog

UIUC follows a test-optional policy , meaning that SAT or ACT scores are not mandatory for all first-year applicants. However, standardized test scores can help strengthen your application if they are competitive. What percentage of UIUC applicants submit the SAT? Should I go test-optional?

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Northwestern SAT Scores: Full Breakdown

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What percentage of Northwestern applicants submit the SAT? Of the admitted applicants for the fall of 2021, 47% submitted SAT scores, while 31% submitted ACT scores. The remaining 22% omitted standardized test scores from their applications. Northwestern’s SAT code for submitting official test scores is 1565.

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