Test-Optional Colleges Pledge to Judge Applications Holistically October 22, 2020 4:12 PM by Izzy Hall In response to the coronavirus pandemic and the way it has made it harder than ever to take the SAT and ACT, many colleges and universities, from large state universities to small liberal arts
Colleges Waiving SAT and ACT Requirements for Merit Scholarships September 22, 2020 1:25 PM by Izzy Hall Many colleges have waived SAT and ACT score requirements for high school seniors currently applying to college due to how difficult it has been to sign up for standardized testing during the
College Board Delays Online SAT June 9, 2020 10:48 AM by Izzy Hall Last week the College Board officially announced that it would be suspending its plans to offer an online SAT for high school students over the summer. Earlier this year, as the organization was
University of California Seeks New Standardized Test May 27, 2020 11:42 AM by Izzy Hall Across the country, both private and public institutions of higher education have announced that they will be test-optional for students applying to enter school in the fall of 2021. This policy,
Online AP Testing Starts This Week May 12, 2020 9:45 AM by Izzy Hall Some 3.4 million students have registered to take the AP Exams this year, which began on Monday, but they’re not taking the typical pencil-and-Scantron tests. Instead, students this year will be
Wave of Colleges Going Test-Optional for 2021 April 21, 2020 8:29 AM by Izzy Hall Taking (and retaking) the SAT, ACT or both has been a tradition of junior and senior high school students for decades. Students taking these tests hope to get the best score possible and secure a
Coronavirus Impact on SAT, ACT, and AP Testing March 26, 2020 2:56 PM by Susan Dutca-Lovell As a high school student in the midst of the standardized testing season and living through the COVID-19 pandemic, you may be wondering what the future holds for standardized test scores, AP courses,
The Future of Standardized Testing in College Admissions February 18, 2020 3:44 PM by Susan Dutca-Lovell The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is all on its own in requiring all applicants to take SAT Subject Tests. Last week, Harvey Mudd announced that it was dropping the SAT Subject Test
College Board Backpedals - No Adversity Score to be Added August 30, 2019 2:05 PM by Susan Dutca-Lovell College Board is ditching its previous plan to capture socioeconomic information from students with a single score - also known as an "adversity score" - when scoring their SAT college admissions
High Stakes Testing August 24, 2015 by Emily Rabinowitz Chances are if you’re on scholarships.com, you probably care about boosting your application to scholarships or colleges. The standardized test can be a huge plus for good test takers or a major