The Koppelman Group

MAY 1, 2024

The University of Chicago is one of the top schools in the United States, and is frequently mentioned in the same sentence as Ivy League schools like Harvard and Yale, and other top colleges, like Stanford. The university receives nearly 40,000 applications annually, and the acceptance is only 4.7%. So, is it all about grades?

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SSA Online College Prep

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Find out if most applicants submit their test scores ! Higher SAT scores = Higher amounts of merit scholarships Avoid Remedial Class and submit your SAT scores! Learn how to improve your GPA with SAT prep Read more college admissions tips on our blog ! Financial Aid and SAT Scores.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Founded in 1839, Boston University offers over 300 academic programs, top undergraduate research opportunities, and prestigious global recognition. The faculty, staff, and students of Boston University hail from 50 states and over 150 countries, but all share a common passion to pursue knowledge and embrace possibilities.

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BestColleges

JULY 17, 2023

The Classic Learning Test is an alternative to the SAT and ACT and is accepted by over 200 mostly private and religious colleges and universities. Ron DeSantis signed a bill allowing public schools to administer the test. The test may soon be accepted by public universities in Florida.

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SSA Online College Prep

DECEMBER 2, 2022

How The Pandemic Remade the SAT Learn about the changes made to the new Digital SAT ! Potential issues with the switch from physical to digital SATs. Are SATs a detractor to BIPOC acceptance? Discover more SAT tips on our blog! Discover more SAT tips on our blog!

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SSA Online College Prep

APRIL 26, 2022

Stu Schmill (the head of admissions at MIT) discusses the importance of lifting the test-optional policy ! Regardless of the arguments against SAT and ACT requirements, these exams are necessary for low SES students. Learn about t he benefits of SAT Prep and taking the SAT Read more college admissions tips on our blog !

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BestColleges

APRIL 15, 2024

Add Harvard to the list of universities reinstating standardized test requirements. On April 11, Harvard College announced it would require applicants for the class of 2029 — applying in fall 2024 — to submit SAT or ACT scores. But now Harvard is essentially shaving off those last two years of test-optional admissions.

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Elite Open School

JANUARY 20, 2021

SAT Subject Tests will no longer be offered On January 19, the College Board officially announced that they would no longer offer SAT Subject Tests. Students who were tentatively registered for any of the upcoming SAT Subject Tests will “automatically have their registration cancelled and the fees refunded.”

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Educated Quest

MAY 12, 2024

I can see that point: the tests are a measure that can be used to compare applicants from the same high school as well as those who attended different high schools. Acceptance rate. And some bullet points about the importance of testing at the schools on Forbes list. Texas residents will be required to submit scores next cycle.

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The Koppelman Group

JUNE 8, 2024

Princeton is an Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, and probably needs little introduction. On campus, the university is home to 5,500 undergraduates and just under 9,000 students total. You also may want to spend some time on test prep. That change is palpable and realized.

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Discovery College Consulting

APRIL 30, 2024

Test-optional means that a college does not require applicants to submit ACT/SAT scores, but applicants can do so if they would like. Test-flexible means that a college requires scores but will accept other tests in in lieu of the ACT/SAT. colleges became test-optional.

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The Koppelman Group

APRIL 16, 2023

In turn, this has driven down its already competitive acceptance rate. Right now, its acceptance rate sits at about 5%. This always makes us a bit, to use an SAT word, ~trepidacious~. We don’t admit students based on categories, we don’t release application and acceptance data in a way that suggests we do."

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The Koppelman Group

MARCH 13, 2024

There are the obvious things, like trying to sort out what college is best for you from the thousands of colleges and universities, and then there are the more nitty gritty bits like choosing whether to submit SAT or ACT scores and how to ask a teacher for a recommendation. Of accepted and enrolled students, 94.5%

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CTK College Coach

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Christina is now opening her schedule for initial consultations with juniors, and the team is booking test prep sophomore and junior students for late fall and winter. The Test-Optional Movement and How it Affects You Should I Take the ACT or SAT or Neither One? When Should I Take the SAT or ACT?

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Solomon Admissions

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Except, this time, you’re surrounded by law school applications and LSAT test prep books instead of the Common Application and SAT guides. Applicants must hold (or expect to hold) a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. Currently, over 70 law schools also accept GRE scores in lieu of the LSAT.

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BestColleges

MARCH 7, 2024

With a General Education Development (GED) diploma — sometimes referred to more simply as a General Education Diploma — you can apply to most colleges and universities in the U.S. A GED doesn't necessarily make it harder to gain acceptance, but there are things you can do to enhance your college application.

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Educated Quest

MARCH 22, 2022

So, I dropped by to see my friend, Bryn Campbell, who recently became Director of Undergraduate Admissions at Cabrini University. Cabrini University has many strengths that students and their families want from a small college. The university has housing for nearly 1,000 students. Cabrini takes diversity and inclusion to heart.

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Revolution Tutors

JUNE 27, 2022

Although it’s more common for colleges and universities to superscore for the SAT, there are some that will do the same for the ACT. If you find yourself in this situation, think about taking the test again and only sending your best scores; your school of choice might even superscore and give you that extra boost.

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Next Admit College Admissions Blog

JANUARY 30, 2023

Located just outside Boston in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a prestigious private research university. MIT is extremely selective, with an acceptance rate just below 4% for the Class of 2026. SAT and ACT MIT will require the SAT or ACT for the 2022-23 application cycle.

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Brand College Consulting

JANUARY 1, 2023

Do you know if you are stronger in your ACT or SAT test? Many juniors have already started test prep or already taken the SAT or ACT once. Now is the time to be taking your ACT and/or SAT tests so that you do not need to take them during your senior fall semester.

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the college spy

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Now, with more colleges allowing applicants to apply without test scores, it is even harder to decipher how test scores (or the lack thereof) will impact an applicant’s likelihood of acceptance. In lieu of requiring students to take and report scores for the SAT or ACT, colleges have three choices.

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College in 321

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

To Send Test Scores, or not to Send Test Scores – That is the Question. As the high school class of 2021 start their college application process, many are struggling to get SAT and ACT exam scores because of test date cancellations due to COVID-19. by Kathy de Jong, Independent Educational Consultant.

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Educated Quest

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The percentages of incoming freshmen who submitted ACT or SAT sores is item number C9. Acceptance numbers for Early Decision (ED) are item number C21. To get the percentage of the class filled through ED divide the number accepted ED in C@! Less than 30 percent of the Lafayette Class of 2025 submitted SAT scores.

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the college spy

AUGUST 11, 2020

Consider registering for the ACT or SAT. The pandemic has altered the role of standardized testing in admissions, forcing many colleges to adopt test optional admissions policies. However, test optional does not mean test blind. Even at a test optional college, high test scores can help an applicant get accepted.

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The Koppelman Group

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The Consortium means that Amherst students can take over 7,000 courses, access over 10 million items within its inter-library system, and connect extracurricularly with students and resources from nearby Smith, Mount Holyoke, Hampshire, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. You might be saying, “That sounds great! What’s the catch?”

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Simply Admissions

MARCH 24, 2020

As a junior, I’m concerned that the ACT & SAT spring exam dates have been canceled. Within the past week, Case Western Reserve University , Tufts University , Scripps College , and others have announced either temporary or permanent test-optional policies starting next fall. There is no need to worry!

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Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Students will often overestimate the negative consequences of test taking and fall into a catastrophic thinking trap. For example, you might think, “if I miss a question on my biology test, I’ll never be a doctor” or “if I don’t improve my ACT score, I won’t be accepted to any colleges.”

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Educated Quest

APRIL 12, 2022

One is at the University of Michigan, another is at the University of New Orleans. In FY 2020 Webb’s the market value of Webb’s endowment was just under $63 million, according to the National Association of College and University Business Officers. Between 75 and 80 percent of accepted students decide to come.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

APRIL 8, 2024

What to do each month of the 2024-2025 application cycle to ensure timely and high-quality materials to help maximize your odds of getting accepted. It’s advisable to give yourself at least three months between starting to study for the LSAT and taking your first official test.

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Berkeley² Academy

APRIL 18, 2024

However, several colleges are beginning to reinstate required testing for the 2025-26 admissions season, and others have begun to take a more flexible approach to their standardized testing policies. According to recent research , SAT and ACT scores act as a reliable indicator of a student’s undergraduate performance.

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BestColleges

JULY 27, 2023

colleges and universities each. [1] 1] Check Taking the SAT or ACT costs students between $60 and $103 per test and can get pricier with additional fees and test prep. [2] What's more, these high costs can start before you've even been accepted into your dream school. Prices range widely.

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The Koppelman Group

MARCH 1, 2024

In the last few weeks, both Dartmouth and Yale have decided to end the test-optional policies they adopted during the height of COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020. Let’s say in 2019, 20,000 students applied for 2,000 spots at University X. In 2019, Cornell had 49,114 applicants and accepted 5,330 of those students, a 10.85% acceptance rate.

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Great College Advice

JANUARY 8, 2024

standardized tests! This will give you a good baseline idea of what your future SAT or ACT scores might be. You don’t need to stress about this test too much, but it’s a good idea to at least have some familiarity with the format and content of the test. On top of that, there are a few new milestones to keep in mind.

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The Koppelman Group

JANUARY 2, 2024

Build Your Stats When looking at colleges, it’s important to note their average ranges for admissions and compare them against your own stats (test scores and GPA). We know you probably haven’t taken an SAT or ACT just yet. We often advise our students to begin test prep sophomore year. Big school or small school?

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BestColleges

JANUARY 30, 2024

When the COVID-19 pandemic upended higher education in 2020, one of the monumental changes was the widespread suspension of standardized testing. Today, more than 1,900 colleges and universities remain test-optional. Among applicants with the same SAT or ACT scores, students from the wealthiest 0.1%

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DC College Counseling

APRIL 2, 2024

All applicants have now heard back from their regular decision schools, and a list of reported acceptance rates for the Class of 2028 is now available here. ACT OFFERS SHORTER (EXPERIMENTAL) TEST Students taking the June ACT will have the option to participate in a pilot offering , with fewer questions and more time per question.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JUNE 9, 2023

Financial obstacles Major financial obstacles related to circumstances such as a parent’s unemployment, food insecurity, and homelessness can have a huge impact on your education, from access to extracurricular activities and test prep materials to the amount of time available to complete homework and study for exams.

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