This week, the Common App leaves essay prompts unchanged, the University of Michigan remains test-optional, select AP Exams go digital, Middlebury College announces drop in application numbers, the University of California allows online degrees, and several more colleges reach a settlement in the financial aid antitrust lawsuit.
The Common App has announced that essay prompts for 2024-25 will remain the same as last year, citing overall satisfaction with the prompts across constituent groups. Students can access the prompts through their Common App accounts.
The University of Michigan will formally adopt a test-optional policy for undergraduate admissions, beginning with applications for the 2025 academic term and beyond.
Starting in May 2025, nine AP Exams will be fully digital. The list includes African American Studies, Computer Science Principles, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, European History, Psychology, Seminar, United States History, and World History: Modern. Only students with approved accommodations for paper testing will be offered a paper exam.
Middlebury College saw fewer applicants in this admissions cycle, noting a 6% drop from the record-breaking previous year. In all, 12,540 students applied for admission to the class of 2028.
The University of California has reversed its 2023 ban on online degrees, changing policy to allow students to receive degrees by exclusively taking classes online.
Dartmouth College and Northwestern and Vanderbilt Universities have reached a settlement in the financial aid antitrust lawsuit that alleged collusion in awarding financial aid. This brings the total number of settlements to ten, with seven colleges still remaining.
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