Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some colleges that were test-optional during the pandemic are requiring SAT or ACT scores again. Those schools have said that ...

Back in the 1980s, Bates College and Bowdoin College were nearly the only liberal arts colleges not to require applicants to submit SAT or ACT test scores. On Jan. 10, FairTest, a Boston-based ...

This image shows a person holding a pencil. UConn is choosing to stay test optional through the Fall 2026 semester. Photo courtesy of Andy Barbour/Pexel The University of Connecticut is staying test ...

As students have gotten their college decisions back, those who were wait-listed or rejected from their top-choice colleges inevitably wonder why. Often a college’s reasons have nothing to do with a ...

To test or not to test, that is the question. Since the COVID-19 pandemic forced colleges and universities to adjust their admissions processes in 2020, the number of four-year schools nationwide not ...

You have /3 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Leonhart’s argument against test-optional policies suggests that these policies prevent students ...

A s a new admissions cycle begins, colleges are navigating a fragmented and unsettled standardized-testing landscape. After a pandemic-fueled rush to drop standardized-testing requirements, a handful ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — For 60 years, the ACT test was the bar by which colleges and universities used to help predict which students would most likely finish college and earn a degree. Today, admission ...

After Yale University and Dartmouth College announced the return of standardized testing requirements for applicants, admissions experts are divided on whether Harvard will follow suit. On Feb. 5, ...

(This story has been updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy.) To test or not to test, that is the question. Since the COVID-19 pandemic forced colleges and universities to adjust ...