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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Generations of American teens have taken the SAT, a blood-pressure-raising multi-hour exam they are told could make or break their academic futures. The longest-enduring standardized college ...

When the pandemic forced the cancellation of SATs in 2020, most colleges were forced to make the submission of standardized test scores optional for admissions. That led to a widespread social ...

Alexis Serrato flipped through the pages of her test packet, determined to get through the college entrance exam even though she felt like it was a moot point. It was her fourth ACT; still, it went no ...

While some critics of standardized testing see the increase in test-optional policies as a win, there is a growing body of research that shows that those test scores provide vital information that ...

Columbia University will remain the only Ivy League institution with a test-optional admissions policy for the 2027-28 cycle, as peers revert to mandatory SAT or ACT submissions. While Columbia ...

Many colleges have made standardized test scores an optional part of their application process instead of a requirement. The move to test-optional admissions is not only in response to the COVID-19 ...

(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 ...