ACM College Consulting

MAY 3, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of college admissions, one question continues to perplex students, parents AND counselors: Should students take the SAT? Last summer, more than 1900 colleges were test optional, test-free or test-blind. Furthermore, students should consider their own academic strengths and weaknesses.

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BestColleges

MARCH 8, 2024

Starting in fall 2024, Brown University will require students to submit SAT or ACT scores. Brown becomes the third Ivy League school, following Yale and Dartmouth, to reinstate standardized testing requirements. So did Dartmouth, which became the first Ivy to return to standardized testing.

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Next Admit College Admissions Blog

MAY 4, 2024

In this article, we’ll explore how these standards translate to Northwestern’s SAT scores and requirements. What is the average SAT score at Northwestern? Northwestern’s SAT scores are highly competitive. What is the average SAT English score at Northwestern? Should I go test-optional?

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Next Admit College Admissions Blog

MARCH 17, 2024

In this article, we will explore how these standards translate to their SAT scores and requirements. What is the average SAT score at Brown? Brown University’s SAT scores are highly competitive, with an average score around 1540 out of a maximum of 1600. What is the average SAT English score at Brown?

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PrepScholar

AUGUST 7, 2023

In spring 2023, College Board rolled out its new digital SAT format for international students, and in March 2024, all U.S. students will begin taking the SAT on a computer. Our guide to the new digital SAT provides a handy breakdown of all the changes you can expect to see.

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College Success

DECEMBER 10, 2023

There’s a buzz in the standardized testing world, and it’s all about the SAT’s leap into the digital era. Starting March 2024, the College Board will unveil the all-new digital SAT, marking a pivotal shift in how students approach this critical college admissions test. Here’s.

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Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

This morning, Dartmouth College announced that they are reactivating the standardized testing requirement for undergraduate admission, effective with the Class of 2029. Second, in a test-optional system, many applicants don’t submit test scores.

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PrepScholar

MARCH 21, 2023

When the College Board rolls out its new digital SAT format in spring 2023 for international students and in March 2024 for U.S. students, it will be one of the most significant changes the company has made to the standardized test in its 97-year history. But what precisely will be changing?

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PrepScholar

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

One reason is because this is the year you will take the SAT – maybe once, or maybe a few times. And as you know, standardized test scores are an important component of your college application. If you are in your junior year, you’ve probably been told a dozen times that this is the most important year of high school.

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Berkeley² Academy

APRIL 13, 2024

The first sitting of the new digital SAT occurred last month on March 9, and students recently received their scores. For many test-takers, March SAT results did not align with score expectations. The module format highlights the importance of practice when it comes to test preparation.

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BestColleges

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Educational Testing Service (ETS), which administers the SAT, will lay off 6% of its workforce. ETS administers the SAT on behalf of the College Board, which owns the test. The layoffs come as schools increasingly move away from testing requirements. ETS also owns the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE).

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Spark Admissions

JANUARY 28, 2022

The past few years have seen an unprecedented number of American colleges and universities suspend or even completely drop their requirement that applicants submit standardized test scores from the SAT or ACT. Recently, in response, the College Board has announced major changes to the SAT. Digital Testing.

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Admissions.Blog

APRIL 11, 2024

On the heels of Harvard announcing that it was reversing its decision to stay test-optional for the 2024-2025 admissions cycle, Caltech has announced that it too will again require first-year applicants to submit their SAT or ACT scores to be considered for admission.

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Admissions.Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

president of BWS Education , who is also the author of Barron’s Digital SAT Study Guide Premium 2024 , which is now available. This means the book, entitled Barron’s Digital SAT Study Guide Premium 2024 (Barron’s Educational Series, August 1, 2023), is now available, and having reviewed an advanced copy, I recommend it highly.

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Admissions.Blog

JUNE 12, 2023

You’ve likely heard that College Board is shifting the SAT to a digital format, and the transition has already begun. But questions abound: When the digital SAT will be fully available? How have the first international tests fared? What will the change mean to future test-takers? The SAT will be fully digital in the U.S.

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BestColleges

MARCH 12, 2024

The University of Pennsylvania will extend its test-optional policy for another year. Students applying in fall 2024 will not have to submit SAT or ACT scores. Penn's announcement follows news that Dartmouth, Yale, and Brown will reinstate standardized test requirements beginning next fall.

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 15, 2024

News & World Report in 2024. UT AUSTIN: STANDARDIZED TESTING REQUIRED After four years of test-optional admissions for undergraduate admissions, the University of Texas at Austin will once again require standardized testing scores , beginning with applications for the Fall 2025 semester.

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Inside Emory Admission

MARCH 29, 2023

>> 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. First-year students who apply to start school in Fall 2024.

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Admissions.Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Dartmouth College Dartmouth College has announced that it will yet again require high school students to share either an SAT or ACT score as part of their application for admission. The change takes effect for students applying for Fall 2025 admission (those students who will begin their applications in Summer or Fall 2024).

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DC College Counseling

JANUARY 12, 2024

January is always a good time to reflect on the trends and themes of the most recent application cycle and look ahead to what’s coming in the 2024-2025 admissions cycle. Changes relating to standardized testing have continued to emerge as a trend. Two great examples are CalTech and MIT. Two great examples are CalTech and MIT.

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Inside Emory Admission

JANUARY 25, 2024

Updated January, 2024 Emory University has extended its test optional policy for applicants who plan to enroll as first-year students in Fall 2025. In addition, transfer applicants for Fall 2025 can also take advantage of this test optional policy. Emory will continue to superscore the ACT and SAT.

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BestColleges

JULY 7, 2023

The vast majority of merit scholarships do not require ACT or SAT scores, according to a new report by the National Center for Fair & Open Testing. Those scholarships that do require standardized test scores create barriers for historically underserved students, according to the report.

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THE SOUTHERN SCOPE – COLLEGE ADMISSIONS BLOG

MARCH 14, 2024

Impact on rural students: [link] Impact on students with undocumented parents: [link] Standardized testing is back on the admission checklist at several well-known institutions while the SAT goes digital this month. The post Volume 23, Issue 3 – March 2024 appeared first on SACAC. Jack and Jill of America, Inc.

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Marks Education

APRIL 18, 2023

Starting in March 2024, the SAT is switching to a shorter, denser, computer-adaptive online test, replacing the current paper version of the SAT. For more information on the new version of the test, check out our blog on the new digital SAT ( LINK ). Should you wait for the digital test and take that?

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Admissions.Blog

JANUARY 22, 2024

On Saturday, March 9, 2024, the SAT is going digital for American test-takers the first time in almost 100 years! Two million students take the SAT every year, and the transition from a paper-based to digital format marks a huge change to the college entrance exam. However, students will not take the SAT at home.

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Spark Admissions

JANUARY 23, 2023

After the COVID-19 pandemic made it difficult or impossible for many students to take the ACT and the SAT, the vast majority of American colleges and universities chose to institute temporary (or, in some cases, permanent) test-optional policies. Which colleges will be test-optional for the Class of 2024?

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 12, 2024

World-renowned Harvard University was founded in 1636 and is currently ranked #3 in National Universities by the 2024 U.S. Other Ivy League institutions, including Dartmouth College , Yale University , and Brown University , announced recently they would require standardized test scores again, effective for the Class of 2029.

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BestColleges

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

News & World Report recently released its 2024 college rankings. The 2024 U.S. Significant changes were made to the methodology for the 2024 Best Colleges edition to place greater emphasis on outcome measures, Eric Brooks, principal data analyst for the magazine's education rankings, wrote in an email.

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UGA Undergraduate Admissions Q & A

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Can you give more details on test scores and how UGA uses them? While we require either an SAT or ACT score, our office knows that how a student performs in the classroom and how they challenge themselves by taking rigorous courses are much better indicators of how successful a student will be at UGA.

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Top Tier Admissions

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In March 2024, the SAT will officially go digital in the U.S. (it it has been a digital test internationally since March 2023!) This transition has brought about changes in how students prepare for and take the test. HOW TO ACE THE DIGITAL SAT 1. The Digital SAT also includes short breaks between sections.

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Spark Admissions

JANUARY 23, 2023

After the COVID-19 pandemic made it difficult or impossible for many students to take the ACT and the SAT, the vast majority of American colleges and universities chose to institute temporary (or, in some cases, permanent) test-optional policies. Which colleges will be test-optional for the high school Class of 2024 (a.k.a.

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ACM College Consulting

APRIL 23, 2024

Finalize Standardized Testing Plans : Determine whether you need to take or retake standardized tests such as the SAT, ACT and/or English proficiency exams. Utilize the summer months to review test materials, enroll in test prep courses, or schedule exam dates. Don’t wait until the last minute!

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Top Tier Admissions

MAY 3, 2024

Dartmouth College , an Ivy League institution nestled in Hanover, New Hampshire, was ranked #18 (tied with Vanderbilt) in the 2024 U.S. Peer institutions like Yale University , Brown University and Cornell University followed suit and signaled a return to requiring SAT or ACT scores. News & World Report.

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College Transitions

JANUARY 5, 2024

Along with the SAT, the ACT is one of the standardized tests used in the college admission process. Even if you plan to apply to test-optional or test-blind colleges, chances are you’ll sit for at least one of the standardized entrance exams.

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Top Tier Admissions

MAY 24, 2024

STANFORD UNIVERSITY Meanwhile, in Palo Alto, California, Stanford was ranked #3 (tied with Harvard) in the 2024 U.S. Caltech is one of the most selective “test blind” schools in the nation, meaning they do not consider SAT or ACT scores. and we expect a similar, if not lower percentage for the Class of 2028. Stay tuned!

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Marks Education

APRIL 19, 2023

You may have heard that the College Board is changing the SAT from its current paper version to a purely digital and adaptive version. What does this change mean for you, the test taker? There is little to fear about this new version of the SAT! When is the SAT Changing? Where and When do I take the digital SAT?

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Berkeley² Academy

MARCH 15, 2024

Some ,, big changes are coming to UT Austin admissions in 2024—today we’ll go over important details regarding their standardized testing policy, essay prompts, application deadlines, and more. Under the former test-optional policy, over 40% of UT applicants elected to have the university consider their SAT or ACT test scores.

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