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College Planning for Juniors: How to Prepare for the College Application Process

ACM College Consulting

Prepare for Standardized Tests If you plan to take the SAT or ACT, start preparing now. Plan to take the test at least twice this spring and summer to meet fall deadlines. While most colleges are test-free or test-optional, remember that more and more schools are shifting back to requiring testing.

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College Admissions Glossary of Terms

Admissions Village

High School Profile: A document supplied by high schools to colleges that summarizes the school’s grading system, course offerings, standardized test score ranges, and other important data. Test Optiona l: A policy adopted by some colleges where submitting SAT or ACT scores is not mandatory.

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Beyond the Numbers: How Test Scores Are Used in Admission

Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

I gathered documents, tried, and failed to book an appointment, travelled to the DMV, drew a number, sat for three hours, turned in all my paperwork, took a mini drivers test and vision check, and finally posed for a new requisitely terrible picture. So how are we really using those scores? It depends!

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How Hard Is It to Get into Stanford? Admission Requirements + Tips

AdmissionSight

Here are the documents you need to prepare: Transcript of records. Standardized test scores (optional). They accept both, but standardized test scores are optional. Even though its hard to get into Stanford with or without test scores, submitting your best results can only help. Extracurriculars.

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The Reintroduction of Test-Required Policies

Discovery College Consulting

According to the document, Relying on non-racial information as a proxy for race, and making decisions based on that information, violates the law. It would, for instance, be unlawful for an educational institution to eliminate standardized testing to achieve a desired racial balance or to increase racial diversity.

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How to Transfer to Vassar 2024-2025

The Koppelman Group

In the Documents tab, upload your resume or list your significant high school and college extracurriculars along with the years of involvement and time commitment. The resume is marked as optional in the Documents tab, but it seems that Vassar is telling you this is not optional.

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Applying to Colleges in the USA: A Guide for International Students

AdmissionSight

Applying to colleges in the USA includes several unique components specifically for international applicants, from visa requirements to standardized tests. Take the standardized tests. Prepare your transcript of records and other relevant documents. Heres a step-by-step guide: 1. Do your research. In the U.S.,