Tag: standardized tests

Columbia University will continue its test-optional admissions policy indefinitely, making it the first Ivy League institution to permanently drop ACT and SAT requirements. All eight...

On Monday, the American Bar Association (ABA) rejected a proposal to eliminate standardized test requirements at law schools. Under the proposed change, law schools would...

University System of Maryland (USM) schools will no longer be required to consider students' standardized test scores in the admissions process. The USM Board of...

Citing equity concerns, more colleges are opting to permanently eliminate the ACT and SAT, but the future of college admissions remains far from clear. Of the...

The College Board announced Tuesday that it plans to transition the SAT college admission exam to a fully digital format and shorten the test...

All four-year public universities in Washington will adopt permanent test-optional policies beginning fall 2021, according to a joint statement by the Washington State Council...

After more than a year of declining enrollment at U.S. colleges and universities, some higher education institutions are seeing an admissions boom. Common App, which...

Recent data from the Common App shows overall college applicants have increased by 10 percent for 2021, with large, selective schools experiencing the highest...

On Tuesday, the College Board announced it will discontinue SAT subject-matter tests and the optional essay section in an effort to reduce student workload...

While some higher education institutions have made the decision to waive ACT and SAT test requirements for the incoming class of 2020 due to...

The ACT exam will begin offering new options in September 2020 in an effort to make the standardized college admissions test more flexible for...