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02/02/2021

The Class of '22 is trending toward choice.

Most four-year institutions already did away with entrance exams for the fall 2021 admissions cycle.

01/19/2021

The College Board eliminates:
✔️ SAT Optional Essay
✔️ SAT Subject Tests

01/13/2021

Now that the University of California is permanently phasing out the SAT, will another standardized test take its place as an admissions requirement? The answer is no, if two expert panels have the…

11/17/2020

Common Application reports declines of 8 percent. Applications for first-generation students and those eligible for fee waivers are down 16 percent.

09/11/2020

Praying for a “normal” 2021 🙏

The nation’s largest public university system will continue with primarily online instruction for the remainder of the academic year amid the state’s ongoing coronavirus crisis, California State Un…

08/18/2020

The vast majority of US colleges and universities have made ACT/SAT testing optional for the Class of 2021. You can find the complete list of test-optional institutions at FairTest.

You can help encourage even more colleges and universities to treat applicants as "More Than a Score." Your financial support will allow FairTest to promote test-optional policies at more conferences of admissions policy-makers, reach out to additional higher education leaders and distribute copies....

08/14/2020

If you have Sirius Radio, listen to Channel 105 this weekend only for college admissions news and guidance.

Ace your acceptance with tips on everything from the SAT to virtual college visits, courtesy of ‘The Process’ hosts on SiriusXM Stars (Ch. 109).

08/13/2020

"The time and intensity that will be involved in the upcoming year is terrifying," Abbott said. With some 35,000 applications expected to come in without standardized test scores or "a nice, easy, clean grade-point average that we can hang our hat on," admissions officers will have to "take a deeper dive into each file and dig deeper into each candidate."

Because of the pandemic, many students will be applying without standardized test scores and several other metrics selective schools have long relied on to make admissions decisions.

08/12/2020

Welcome back to school, Lions. It’s going to be a different year, but trust in the Lord and it will be an awesome year, too. 🦁

05/22/2020

That escalated quickly.
“In 2025, consideration of the SAT or ACT for any student’s admission, in or out of state, would be eliminated.”

The change is expected to accelerate the momentum of American colleges away from the tests, amid concern that they are unfair to poor, black and Hispanic students.

05/19/2020

Loads of colleges to visit virtually May 29 & 30.

Explore brings colleges and high schools together on one site to schedule visits, organize webinars, and run virtual fairs. Sign up now for free!