CTK College Coach

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

With Dartmouth and Yale now requiring test scores, will the test optional trend reverse? A March 2024 Update As we head deep into the middle of the school year, many juniors are taking the ACT or SAT– or wondering whether they should in this largely test-optional world.

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CTK College Coach

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

With Dartmouth now requiring test scores, will the test optional trend reverse? As we round the bend on the middle of the year, many juniors are taking the ACT or SAT– or wondering whether they should in this largely test-optional world. Remember that some schools require test scores for automatic (or direct) admission.

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CTK College Coach

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

A Forbes article this fall summarized the Common App’s reported data: total application volume from the 2019-2020 cycle to this year is up a whopping 65%, and the number of applicants themselves has also increased, up 41% from pre-covid times, including a 12% increase in the number of applicants between last year and this.

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College Essay Guy

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Maybe if you have an outstanding academic record, near-perfect test scores, and a resume that's beaming with extracurricular achievements. First off, applying to college during your junior year is typically only done by students with nearly perfect GPAs and test scores who are seeking a competitive edge in the admissions process.

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Next Admit College Admissions Blog

JANUARY 3, 2023

News and World Report. SAT and ACT Stanford University is currently test-optional , and there is no minimum SAT or ACT score required to get into Stanford. Academic Excellence Academic excellence in a Stanford applicant means a high-achieving high school record. universities according to the U.S.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Georgetown Medical Institute and the UC Postbaccalaureate Consortium, for example, are academic record-enhancers. For example, Drexel has a career changer program and several academic record enhancers, as well as a program specifically for underrepresented or disadvantaged students. It’s a daunting task, but not an impossible one.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

News & World Report: 25 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education: 15 Where is NYU located? NYU average ACT score: 33 25th percentile: 31 75th percentile: 35 NYU average SAT score: 1550 25th percentile: 1350 75th percentile: 1530 Demographic information for the class of 2027: International students: 22.2%

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