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11/09/2020

https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/article/2020/11/09/applications-floridas-public-universities-are-down-much-50-percent?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=d0163eacb9-AdmissionsInsider_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-d0163eacb9-226070997&mc_cid=d0163eacb9&mc_eid=af4d95da3a

Florida, which has resisted calls to go test optional, sees major decline in applicants.

10/21/2020

UF extends its deadline to 11/16/20 and articles on application declines at Florida public universities:
https://admissions.ufl.edu/
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/education/os-ne-ucf-applicants-down-20201015-44unkhph2rhobolttalrwsbbue-story.html

Florida universities are receiving fewer applications for 2021, as SAT sessions have been canceled, campus tours have been halted and college fairs have switched to an online format.

10/12/2020

Insightful article that is spot on:

Admissions officers will be relying on high schools they know best.

08/25/2020

National Merit cutoffs Class of 2021:

August 23 Update: CUTOFFS ARE OFFICIAL The Semifinalist cutoffs for the class of 2021 (October 2019 PSAT) have leaked early this year [thank you to those who alerted me to it]. They reflect the largest decline we have ever seen — a result of College Board’s inability to maintain consistent diffi...

08/24/2020

August SAT update:

Of 402,000 who registered to take SATs in August, 178,600 are blocked from taking the test because testing centers are closed or limited in capacity.

08/12/2020

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/08/12/hundreds-colleges-walk-back-fall-reopening-plans-and-opt-online-only-instruction?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=9921ffc7be-DNU_2020_COPY_03&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-9921ffc7be-226070997&mc_cid=9921ffc7be&mc_eid=af4d95da3a

06/18/2020

More upheaval in admissions testing. ACT postponing single-section: http://leadershipblog.act.org/2020/06/update-on-summer-testing.html testing

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06/17/2020

Wondering about what to do about standardized testing this fall? Applerouth has terrific advice:

If your student is applying to college in the next year or two, you might be wondering, “Does Continue reading…

06/15/2020

Fall enrollment at public universities including numbers from UF:

There's no more talk of 20 percent declines in enrollment. At regional public universities, the picture is more mixed but still better than a few months ago.

06/03/2020

Dartmouth joins the test-optional movement:

Dartmouth College is suspending its undergraduate standardized test requirements for one year as Ivy League schools abandon the SAT and ACT exams during the coronavirus pandemic.

06/03/2020

One Ivy goes test-optional. Will others follow?

Due to ongoing standardized testing disruptions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, Columbia is adopting a one year test-optional policy for first-year applicants to Columbia College or Columbia Engineering for the fall of 2021.

05/30/2020

Questions about the June ACT? Check here for answers:

While the College Board cancelled the June SAT outright on April 15, the ACT, Inc. chose to take Continue reading…