This week, Cornell University extends its test-optional policy, Wisconsin looks to guarantee admission to top students, UT Austin reports largest-ever applicant pool, Fulbright Awards are announced, the College Board is fined, FAFSA delays continue to impact deadlines, and Columbia University is under investigation.
Cornell University has extended its test-optional policy for an additional year. Applicants to the College of Arts & Sciences, College of Engineering, College of Human Ecology, Brooks School of Public Policy, and the School of Industrial and Labor Relations have the option of submitting scores for consideration in the fall of 2025. Other schools at Cornell are test-blind and will not consider test scores.
The Wisconsin legislature has passed a bill that guarantees university admission to top high school students. If the governor signs off, the University of Wisconsin-Madison will be required to admit all students who finish in the top five percent of their class; other state campuses will admit students in the top ten percent.
The University of Texas at Austin has received a record-breaking 73,000 applications for admission to the Class of 2028.
Fulbright Awards have been announced, and Penn State University has the most Fulbright Scholars of any institution for 2023-24, with 12 faculty and researchers earning awards. Georgetown University has the most student Fulbright winners, with 40 awards.
The College Board, which administers the SAT, PSAT, and AP exams, has been fined for illegally sharing student information. The company will pay a $750,000 settlement for selling personal student data.
In efforts to mitigate issues brought about by the FAFSA delays, the Education Department plans to relax some requirements for colleges and universities dealing with delays in financial aid information. Still, more colleges, including the University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, and the State University of New York are extending commitment deadlines for students until mid-May.
A congressional committee investigating charges of antisemitism on campuses has added Columbia University to its list. Columbia joins Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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