1,400 4-Year Colleges Won't Require SAT or ACT Next Year
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Apr 29 2021 at 7:00 AM GMT
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- At least 1,400 four-year colleges will not require the SAT or ACT next year, according to FairTest: the National Center for Fair and Open Testing.
- Many colleges went test optional or test blind this year amid the pandemic.
- FairTest estimates that 1,400 is 60 percent of the nation's four-year colleges.
- “Last year’s sharp spike of admissions exam suspensions was not a one-time phenomenon,” said FairTest executive director Bob Schaeffer.
- “Schools that waived ACT/SAT score requirements during the pandemic generally saw more applicants, better academically qualified academics and more diversity of all sorts.
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- Published Apr 29, 2021 7:00 AM GMT