Standardized Testing Archives

Test-Optional Colleges 2021-2022

Get the most up-to-date list of colleges that have extended their test-optional policy.

Testing & College Admissions in the New Year

Read highlights from our webinar, in which we discussed trends in college applications, SAT, ACT, and AP tests, and how to think about Early Decision and Early Action plans.

This Week in College Admissions – 01/29/2021

Get caught up on the latest news in college admissions, including test-optional policies for Fall 2021, admissions decisions, and what college students think of Covid vaccinations.

This Week in College Admissions – 01/22/2021

Get caught up on the latest news in college admissions, including the end of SAT Subject Tests as well as increases in applications and decreases in enrollment for Fall 2020.

This Week in College Admissions – 01/15/2021

Get caught up on the latest news in college admissions, from the president’s plans for higher education to college football.

Admissions + Testing in 2021 and Beyond

We co-hosted a webinar providing tips for high school students and their parents regarding the college application process and the fate of standardized testing.

A Change to the Common Application, Another Round of SAT Cancellations, and a College Getting it Right!

This week included a change to the Common Application, another round of SAT cancellations, and a spotlight on a college touted as a model for reopening and containing community spread. Hundreds of thousands of students who registered to take the SAT this September and October will be unable to take their exam because the testing […]

More Test-Blind News, Big Changes to College Athletics, U.S. News and World Report Rankings, and News from Graduate Programs

This week, we learned of more schools switching to test-blind admissions, a big change to college athletics, and some important changes to graduate programs. Reed College and Dickinson College joined the growing list of test-blind schools. A few UC campuses had previously decided to go test-blind for upcoming admissions cycles. However, a California judge recently […]