CTK College Coach

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The ACT gave a presentation that listed potential content changes to individual test sections on the enhanced test. When will the ACT begin offering the enhanced test? The ACT is offering registration for the enhanced test now for the April national test date. Will the enhanced ACT have the same scoring scale?

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Ivy Central

MAY 2, 2023

Standardized Test Scores: Harvey Mudd College is test optional. Many more students apply for Regular Decision than Early Decision. Application Components Complete the Common Application. High School Transcript: The high school transcript should include the mid-term grades from the senior year.

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Spark Admissions

JANUARY 28, 2022

Meanwhile, college admissions offices are paying more attention to equity than ever before and have begun to take claims against standardized testing increasingly seriously, especially evidence suggesting that these tests are unfair to low-income, minority, and other historically marginalized students.

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BestColleges

MARCH 8, 2024

Brown becomes the third Ivy League school, following Yale and Dartmouth, to reinstate standardized testing requirements. Brown University has become the latest highly selective institution — and third Ivy, following Dartmouth College and Yale University — to reinstate standardized testing requirements, beginning next fall.

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Ivy Central

MAY 13, 2023

Application Components: All required parts of the Common Application or Coalition, powered by Scoir, Official high school transcript Counselor letter of recommendation Two academic teacher letters of recommendation Standardized Test Scores: The test scores are optional for students applying for fall 2023 and Fall 2024.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 3, 2023

ENROLL NOW The increases in selectivity are due in part to test-optional policies, which many colleges implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic for the class of 2025 as students struggled to find open standardized testing sites and faced other barriers to taking exams.

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Admissions Village

APRIL 19, 2023

MIT would be the exception to this, but that is because they went back to requiring standardized test scores.) Apps were down a little at a lot of places overall, but STEM-heavy colleges, apps were generally up. The Humanities are suffering. For more on this, please read from The New Yorker, The End of the English Major.

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HelloCollege

DECEMBER 17, 2024

From recognizing early signs of academic struggle to preparing for standardized tests, you’ll discover strategic insights into making informed decisions about tutoring. Recognizing and acting upon the first signs of slipping grades can prevent minor issues from snowballing into insurmountable challenges.

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AdmissionSight

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Applying to colleges in the USA includes several unique components specifically for international applicants, from visa requirements to standardized tests. Take the standardized tests. Plus, staying updated on the latest admission trends can help you manage your expectations and prepare strategically. Do your research.

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Solomon Admissions

MAY 4, 2023

However, in recent years, there has been debate about whether these standardized tests are still relevant in today's college admissions landscape. Here's what you need to know: Pros of the SAT and ACT: Standardized Comparison: The SAT and ACT provide a standardized comparison of students across the country.

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Ivy Central

MARCH 31, 2023

Their observations are submitted to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union, and used to improve future predictions of the asteroid’s position. Standardized test scores: Don’t forget to send your test scores. They could also use Visual Python to make an animation of their asteroid orbiting the sun!

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Ivy Central

MAY 27, 2023

Standardized Test Score: The University of California is test blind. The college offers interdisciplinary minors in Law and Society and Health Care–Social Issues, along with academic internships and study abroad opportunities to foster well-rounded and culturally curious individuals.

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Ivy Central

JUNE 26, 2023

Brandeis University was founded with a noble purpose - to provide an inclusive educational environment for individuals who were facing discrimination in higher education, including Jews, ethnic and racial minorities, and women. Optional standardized test scores. A completed Early Decision Agreement Form.

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Ivy Central

MAY 17, 2023

Standardized Test Score: The University of California is test blind. The academics offers 90 undergraduate majors, 40 minors, more than 50 graduate degree programs, and Ph.D. All applicants apply through the UC application portal with just one application. The application needs to be submitted by 30th November every year.

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AdmissionSight

JANUARY 5, 2025

Standardized test scores (optional). What about standardized tests? Columbia is currently test-optional , so you dont have to submit SAT or ACT scores. Almost half of the undergrads identify as minorities, making it one of the most diverse schools out there. Two college academic recommendations.

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Top Tier Admissions

MAY 15, 2024

The best major and minor for law school are those that you can excel in and that facilitate your work carving out strong faculty support and mentorship. Political science, history, economics and philosophy are not the only way. Career Planning and Academic Advising Clear, informed career planning and academic / extracurricular advising.

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Top Tier Admissions

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Yet even with many schools returning to required standardized testing , bans on legacy admissions , and divisive campus protests , you’ll note that the 2025 rankings have stayed relatively stable. Only minor changes in methodology: One explanation for the relative stability of this year’s list: U.S.

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College Essay Guy

JANUARY 23, 2025

For example, if you maintain a high GPA, score well on standardized tests, or demonstrate exceptional talent in music or sports, you might qualify for a merit scholarship. Academic Scholarships Academic scholarships reward students with outstanding grades, high standardized test scores, or other exceptional educational achievements.

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The Koppelman Group

JANUARY 20, 2025

We know this prompt has a preamble about diversity; however, your essay doesnt need to be specifically about minority status. They require official college and high school transcripts sent directly from your schools and a college report filled out by an official at your current college. Harvard also requires SAT or ACT scores.

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Top Tier Admissions

JUNE 29, 2023

In the aftermath of California’s Proposition 209, which banned affirmative action in admissions (1996), the University of California implemented several race-neutral alternatives from outreach efforts targeted to low-income students, admissions guarantees for more students, and most recently, eliminating the use of standardized test scores.

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Ivy Central

MAY 3, 2023

Standardized Test Scores: Pitzer College is test optional. of students submitted their test scores. Academics Majors and Minors At Pitzer College, field groups (similar to a discipline or department) organize major requirements and courses. The students can choose from a range of 40 majors and 20 minors.

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Ivy Central

APRIL 24, 2023

Application Components: Complete the Common App School Report Counselor Recommendation Official High School Transcript: This should include your midyear Report after your first term of senior year Standardized Test Scores: Occidental is test optional. Two Letters of Recommendation: One letter should be from a core subject area.

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Admissions.Blog

JUNE 12, 2023

Here’s a summary of some of the general observations and opinions reported, as well as a few practical pointers and ‘takeaways’ for future test takers: Smooth Sailing: Most students agreed that the test went smoothly and said they didn’t feel added stress or anxiety due to the digital format – even when minor issues arose.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 20, 2023

THE ACADEMIC INDEX FORMULA Traditionally, the AI formula combined a student’s rank in their high school with standardized test scores to map out their strength on a scale of 1 to 240 (240 being #1 rank with all perfect test scores on US tests like the SAT).

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Ivy Central

JUNE 13, 2023

Instead of minors, students can choose to concentrate in a particular topic that draws from multiple disciplines. Students who choose to submit their scores have an SAT score between 1490–1550 or an ACT score of 34–35. Beginning in 1967-68, Williams College has been following the 4-1-4 plan. Williams has no summer session.

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BestColleges

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Several selective colleges have reported decreases in underrepresented minority students for this fall's entering class. University decisions to remain test-optional might also contribute to shrinking numbers of people of color. Colleges reporting stable minority enrollments could draw attention from watchdog groups.

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BestColleges

MARCH 13, 2024

Test scores will help the university sort applicants according to major preferences. Adding to the growing list of top schools reinstating standardized test requirements, the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) will require students to submit SAT or ACT scores beginning next fall. So what purposes will the scores serve?

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The Ivy Dean

MARCH 13, 2023

Undergrads have access to nearly 80 undergraduate major concentrations and over 120 minor ones. Undergraduates hail from 50 states and 120 nations, and 45% come from multicultural backgrounds. While undoubtedly competitive, Cornell has a higher acceptance rate than some other schools in the Ivy League: 10%.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JANUARY 11, 2023

Some schools may weight GPA more heavily than MCAT (given that a GPA usually reflects four years of academic work), whereas others may prioritize MCAT over GPA (given that the MCAT is a standardized test). Is there a benefit to double majoring or adding a minor? Your goal should be to do your best on both.

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BestColleges

MARCH 1, 2024

Yale University announced it is reinstating standardized test requirements. The university believes mandatory test requirements can help level the playing field for disadvantaged students. Yale has officially become "test-flexible." Applicants will thus have four options for submitting standardized test results.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

MAY 20, 2024

That’s where the MCAT, a standardized test, comes in. We often get asked whether a double major or a minor boosts your odds of getting into med school. Therefore, you should pursue a double major or minor if you would like, but it would not likely make or break your application. More on the MCAT in a moment.

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College Essay Guy

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Academic performance: While essays arent required, some no essay scholarships may still have a minimum requirement for your GPA or standardized test scores. Demographic criteria: Certain scholarships might target specific demographics, such as first-generation college students, minorities, or women in STEM.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

In the classroom, UCLA fosters its students’ intellectual curiosities and career aspirations through 125 undergraduate majors and 90 minors. Along with the other UC schools, UCLA no longer accepts standardized test scores. Accordingly, there is no testing data for the most recently accepted class. 75th percentile: 4.73

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DC College Counseling

MARCH 12, 2024

BROWN, PENN, AND UT AUSTIN ANNOUNCE TESTING POLICY UPDATES Last week, Brown announced that they will reinstate the standardized testing requirement for the Class of 2029 (current high school juniors). The new version is also significantly shorter than it was in the past, coming in at just over two hours with only two sections.

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BestColleges

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Advanced Placement and other standardized test scores may help your application or earn you college credit. SUNY Canton recommends but does not require standardized test scores. Keuka College Acceptance Rate: 93% Keuka College offers over two dozen undergraduate majors and lets you customize your education with a minor.

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Solomon Admissions

AUGUST 23, 2022

Standardized testing such as the SAT and ACT - a de facto requirement across the vast majority of institutions - were quickly made optional, providing students who may have found standardized testing to be a barrier with an opportunity to submit their best application based on the quality of their performance across high-school grades.

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Niche

JANUARY 26, 2023

They were more likely to report standardized testing as a burden even while being less likely to take or submit an exam. Only 71% of underrepresented students reported taking a standardized test compared to 81% of their peers and 39% reported submitting the score with most of their applications compared to 55% of their peers.

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