Spark Admissions

JANUARY 23, 2023

Which colleges will be test-optional for the Class of 2024? A few colleges and universities declared from the outset that they would make standardized tests optional for two or three years, in anticipation of ongoing uncertainties surrounding testing opportunities.

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Spark Admissions

JANUARY 23, 2023

Which colleges will be test-optional for the high school Class of 2024 (a.k.a. A few colleges and universities declared from the outset that they would make standardized tests optional for two or three years, in anticipation of ongoing uncertainties surrounding testing opportunities. the college Class of 2028)?

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Spark Admissions

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Which colleges will be test-optional for the Class of 2023? A few colleges and universities declared from the outset that they would make standardized tests optional for two or three years, in anticipation of ongoing uncertainties surrounding testing opportunities. Barnard College: Test-Optional for 2023.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Gap years are typically used to supplement or bolster your application, whether you need to complete outstanding prerequisite courses, boost a low or so-so GPA, or deepen your involvement in various extracurricular activities, like research. Because there is no GPA conversion table, we don’t know that a 3.7 GPA at, say, Penn State.

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StandOut College Prep

APRIL 6, 2023

The committee’s decisions determine whether an applicant is accepted, rejected, or waitlisted for the program or institution. The computer will evaluate your application based on select criteria, such as your intended major, high school GPA, test scores, and application completeness.

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StandOut College Prep

MARCH 9, 2023

Standardized test scores, such as the SAT or ACT, are also considered. Notification : After the final vote, the admissions office sends notifications to all applicants, letting them know whether they have been admitted, denied, or waitlisted.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

We’ve assembled academic and demographic information on successful students to help you evaluate your child’s odds of getting into UChicago: Average GPA: UChicago does not report the class rankings or high school GPAs of its admitted students. It’s neither required nor recommended for applicants to take the SAT or ACT.

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University Gurus

APRIL 30, 2020

Waitlists – Longer and More Acceptances. Standardized Tests. Colleges are going to get more flexible → especially about SAT Subject Tests (SAT IIs) Remember: Everyone is in the same boat as you. Fewer people will get the benefit of taking the test multiple times, so overall scores will be lower.

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University Gurus

MARCH 5, 2021

As the full admissions committee winds down, it tweaks the list through a practice called “lopping” – changing an application’s status from “admit” to “waitlist” or “deny.” As admissions expert Jeffrey Selingo notes, in the last 15 years the GPA and standardized test score have “come to mean less and less.”.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

NYU average GPA: 3.7 Part 2: NYU admissions requirements To stand out from other competitive applicants and have strong NYU admissions odds, your child should focus on three main areas of achievement throughout high school—academic rigor, high test scores, and in-depth extracurricular activities. 25th percentile: 3.5

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