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How I Fought to Remove Compulsory Test Scores on Transcripts

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It’s The post How I Fought to Remove Compulsory Test Scores on Transcripts appeared first on Road2College. This story was first published as a post by a parent in our Paying for College 101 Facebook community.

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To Test or Not to Test?

Admissions Village

Test scores and test-optional admissions, which have been in the spotlight for several years now, are getting renewed attention as of late. Many colleges have still not decided if they will become permanently test-optional for admissions. Perhaps not surprisingly, demand for SAT and ACT testing has been rising.

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Emory University Remains Test Optional for 2023-2024

Inside Emory Admission

>> Updated March, 2023 Emory University has extended its test optional policy for applicants who plan to enroll as first-year students in Fall 2024. In addition, transfer applicants for Fall 2024 can also take advantage of this test optional policy. WHO DOES THE POLICY APPLY TO? We look forward to hearing from you!

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“Score Optional” Is a Lie: Grad School Testing Explained

Top Tier Admissions

If you are researching graduate programs, you might be understandably confused when it comes to the testing requirements. UC Berkeley also states: Official scores must be sent directly to the Graduate Division by Educational Testing Service (ETS). February is prime time for graduate school application submissions.

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My Son Applied to Colleges Alone: A Cautionary Tale

Grown & Flown

There is nowhere to explain all that on the transcript, though, so it was just a glaring hole in his academic rigor. Given that administering tests and sending scores is the entire scope of the ACT Board, I was not jumping on the hate bandwagon just yet. I never double-checked his testing registration and apparently neither did he.

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Grades and Course Rigor Matter the Most in College Admissions

Great College Advice

Admissions officers mark each individual factor (grades, test scores, essays, extracurricular activities, letters of recommendation, etc.) And they are recorded and presented to college admissions officers on your transcript. The transcript is the record of your academic performance. What About Standardized Test Scores?

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Top Summer Programmes: Program in Mathematics for Young Scientists (PROMYS)

Ivy Central

At the end of the session, participants receive their daily problem set which is intended to encourage participants to design their own numerical experiments and to employ their own powers of analysis to discover mathematical patterns, formulate and test conjectures, and justify their ideas by devising their own mathematical proofs.

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