Amid wide-scale test cancellations in 2020, most colleges in the U.S. chose to go test optional during the initial wave of COVID-19. Although some schools announced that the policy change would…
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Important Context: ACT Science and Self-Reporting With ACT science now an optional section, score reporting mechanics have become more complex. Self-reporting scores has long been a free and convenient option. The policy…
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The momentum to reinstate standardized testing requirements has only accelerated this year, with an expanding roster of prominent institutions signaling a fresh emphasis on test scores. The growing list of…
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Of the 400+ schools that Compass tracks, around 75% offer some form of Early Action (EA) and Early Decision (ED). Both can have an impact on students planning to test…
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This year several prominent schools made headlines for reinstating testing requirements. Brown, Caltech, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Stanford, and Yale joined Georgetown and MIT on a list of popular private institutions…
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Last week, Compass hosted over 200 California college counselors for a series of lunch-and-learn symposia focused on the rapidly changing trends in college admission testing. The first event happened to…
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Is Yale test optional? While (another) Ivy League test-requirement decision directly pertains to a relatively small pool of ultra-high achievers, understanding the rationale of these policy shifts helps all college-bound…
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As expected, Dartmouth announced this week that it will reactivate its standardized testing requirement beginning with the high school graduating class of 2025. Yale will likely follow suit shortly. 11th…
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Over the past few years we have tracked shifting policy language surrounding the use of AP scores in the college admissions process. We will continue to track these policies moving…
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In our project to track policy language about the use of AP scores, we found many references to specific requirements or recommendations for homeschooled applicants. We reviewed the policy language…
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