Colleges go test-optional for Class of 2021

While our normal lives are temporarily on hold due to the coronavirus, the college application process continues with more and more colleges joining the group of schools that no longer require an SAT or ACT score from candidates. In other words, they are test-optional.

Heads up though because some of these colleges are going test-optional only temporarily, some permanently, and others for a trial period of several years. Whatever the length of time, please note that admission to any test-optional school is not necessarily easier because they don’t require test scores.

More information is here.

SAT's new Environmental Context Dashboard

The SAT will soon be adding the Environmental Context Dashboard to its test, a score which will reflect a student's socioeconomic background. College admissions officers are meant to use this information to further level the playing field in the admissions process. But will this extra information be helpful and give qualified underprivileged minority students a boost?? 

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