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Standardized testing policies continue to vary widely.
insidehighered.com
Colleges are beginning to solidify their post-pandemic testing policies. Conclusions on the best path forward have been disparate and, at times, contradictory.
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Due to #FAFSA delays, some colleges & universities have changed their enrollment deadlines & #financialaid priority dates for students planning to enroll for fall 2024. #NACAC created this directory of enrollment commitment deadlines submitted by members. https://t.co/uwztZgXcbC
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Some insights into Duke admissions process — Duke no longer giving numerical rating to standardized testing, essays in undergraduate admissions
dukechronicle.com
The change went into place this year, Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Christoph Guttentag wrote in an email to The Chronicle. He explained that essays are no longer receiving a score because of a...
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Yale joins Dartmouth in requiring testing for admission, but accepts AP and IB tests as an alternative. Yale to Require Standardized Test Scores for Admissions
nytimes.com
Officials said test-optional policies might have harmed students from lower-income families.
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The Education Department announced this week that it will be sending applicant data to colleges in March, two months later than it originally planned. https://t.co/TpSmWhJXyT
washingtonpost.com
The federal agency will need another month before it can transmit financial aid applicants’ data to colleges.
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ACT plans to make an online version of the test available to all students in Fall 2024. https://t.co/dYGc63g76A
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An opinion article in the New York Times has generated heated response on the issue of the value of standardized tests. You can read about it here:
insidehighered.com
The debate over standardized testing requirements, put on ice during the pandemic, is catching fire again as colleges reconsider their temporary test-optional policies.
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How will this year's big admissions changes shape 2024?
insidehighered.com
Inside Higher Ed assesses a year of dramatic change in college admissions and predicts what the landscape might look like in 2024.
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https://t.co/uRjHOKZhUV AI may prove helpful to admissions offices
chalkbeat.org
College admissions officers typically sort through tens of thousands of college essays. Can AI help them find potential students?
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More about legacy as an admissions factor - https://t.co/dzdEfMnSCS
chronicle.com
Nearly 600 institutions weigh applicants’ legacy status, but most of them are not very selective.
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Legacy status is still a factor in admissions at many four year schools. https://t.co/J31W8f4lJa
highereddive.com
The agency recently started asking about the contentious practice of giving admissions preference to alumni’s relatives.
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7 Desirable Traits That College Admissions Officers Look For In Applicants via @forbes
https://t.co/JBZRJfn6eN "This study should not be treated as the golden ticket to selective admissions. In fact, students should consider these seven characteristics as inspiration…..”
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WashU has announced a pilot transfer admission process for the Spring 2024 semester that's open to students who will have completed at least 1 semester at another college or university and are interested in transferring to the College of Arts & Sciences. https://t.co/CGPDtTZsvx
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Preliminary data from the Common App show a significant increase in applications submitted before Nov. 1, a jump of 41% over the 2019–20 application cycle. The number of individual students using the Common App also increased 12% year over year. https://t.co/hZRFbzjbtE
insidehighered.com
Applications this fall rose 41 percent over pre-pandemic levels, buoyed by a big upswing in minority applicants, according to preliminary data from the Common App.
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New FAFSA will be available "by" Dec 31. AND colleges will receive aid eligibility information "by" the end of January instead of within a day or 2. It will then take a month to begin processing paper FAFSAs and corrections colleges submit. Expect delays! https://t.co/ib6bntvTki
washingtonpost.com
The Education Department said there will be a delay in processing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid after a new version of the form goes live in December, a setback that advocates say...
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While Caltech dropped its calculus requirement and introduced another path for demonstrating math proficiency, still many other colleges expect calculus particularly for prospective engineers. #Calculus
https://t.co/HrF78ZToVD
the74million.org
Queries sent to 20 top schools, many known for engineering programs, found that 11 do not require calculus while 6 strongly recommend or encourage it.
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What happens when artificial intelligence tools are asked to review and evaluate college applications? https://t.co/8JWymdQ8vA
colorado.edu
Artificial intelligence tools should never replace human admissions officers, says CU Boulder scientist Sidney D’Mello. But new research suggests these
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Over 200,000 students with Common Application accounts may be receiving acceptances prior to even applying through the Common App's expanded direct admissions program with 70 participating colleges in 28 states! #CommonApp #DirectAdmission
https://t.co/3JF0ZQupHT
k12dive.com
The online portal has started two programs, one with Connecticut institutions and a second with 70 other U.S. colleges.
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