Test-Optional Archives

Early Admissions Data Class of 2026

Statistical data on the early admissions cycle for the class of 2026.

This Week in College Admissions – 1/14/2022

Get caught up on the latest news in college admissions: college visits and Omicron, the student workers’ strike at Columbia, standardized testing updates, and a new program from Rochester Institute of Technology.

This Week in College Admissions – 12/17/2021

Get caught up on the latest news in college admissions: Colleges update their Covid response, a Harvard case on affirmative action, extended test-optional policies, and questions about transgender athletes.

This Week in College Admissions – 12/10/2021

Get caught up on the latest news in college admissions: omicron impacts the spring semester, the GRE for law school admissions, Columbia University student-workers on strike, the University of Wisconsin System extends its test-optional policy.

Admissions & Testing in a Post-Pandemic World

Expert Admissions co-hosted a webinar, “Admissions & Testing in a Post-Pandemic World,” to discuss recent trends in college admissions.

This Week in College Admissions – 08/06/2021

Get caught up on the latest news in college admissions, including university vaccine mandates, soaring endowments, sexual assault and campus culture, changes to the Common App, and a majority of schools going test-optional.

This Week in College Admissions – 07/23/2021

Get caught up on the latest news in college admissions, including ACT testing accommodations, diversity in the UC System, a study on discrimination, and banning legacy admission.

This Week in College Admissions – 07/16/2021

Get caught up on the latest news in college admissions, including scrutinizing college ranking systems, updated testing policies, big donations, and scholarships for a spelling bee champ.