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Columbia University Becomes Permanently Test-Optional with No SAT/ACT Requirement

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In March 2023, Columbia University announced that it would permanently drop the SAT/ACT requirement for undergraduate admissions. Columbia, however, is the first Ivy League school to drop the SAT/ACT requirement permanently. Ultimately, SAT/ACT scores are just one part of the college admissions process.

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Columbia University Becomes Permanently Test-Optional with No SAT/ACT Requirement

Spark Admissions

In March 2023, Columbia University announced that it would permanently drop the SAT/ACT requirement for undergraduate admissions. Columbia, however, is the first Ivy League school to drop the SAT/ACT requirement permanently. Ultimately, SAT/ACT scores are just one part of the college admissions process.

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Does Being SAT/ACT-Optional Make it Harder to Get Into College?

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The Findings of the Hechinger Report The Limitations of “Test-Optional” College Persistence and the Pandemic The National Assessment of Educational Progress and Standardized Tests How We Even the Playing Field The Failings of our Educational System Discover more SAT tips on our blog! Sign up for individual SAT tutoring here!

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Yale University Acceptance Rate & Admission Requirements Guide

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Is your SAT score or ACT score high enough to get into Yale? In 2018, the overall acceptance rate at Yale was only 5.9%, meaning admissions officers rejected 94 out of every 100 students who applied. Even though schools have been test-option, Yale will prefer that you have an SAT score or ACT score.

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Ivy League Schools Go Test-Optional Again for 2022-2023 – What This Means for College Admissions

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Then, in December 2021, Harvard University shook the testing and college admissions world by declaring that they would not require applicants to submit SAT or ACT scores through the next four years (that is, through the high school Class of 2025). Ultimately, SAT/ACT scores are just one part of the college admissions process.

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College Admission Requirements: Summer 2018 FAQs

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Many top colleges don’t make the SAT/ACT a requirement, does that mean I don’t HAVE to take it? Most, if not all top colleges will highly recommend the SAT/ACT as well as SAT subject tests. With that being said, if you’re far below those average grades, you’ll need to put in the work to pull your grades up.

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Stanford University: Early Acceptance Rate

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Since 2018, the university has ceased disclosing acceptance rates in real time, instead waiting months after admissions decisions have been made to report publicly available data. Both decreased from the year prior when 49% of enrolled students submitted SAT scores and 23% submitted ACT scores.