The share of college applicants who submit test scores has plunged since pre-pandemic times. Fewer than half of early applicants this fall submitted scores from the SAT or ACT, despite loosening COVID ...

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Millions of test-takers sign up for the ACT, SAT, or another standardized test every year. Admissions officers rely on test scores when making acceptance decisions. So it's important to understand ...

The SAT, accepted by almost all of the nearly 4,000 colleges and universities in the U.S., may have some growing competition. The Classic Learning Test (CLT) has proved quite the competitor against ...

In college admissions, test optional has transformed from the exception to the rule. More than 1,900 U.S. colleges and universities now do not require applicants to submit standardized test scores.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Expert on personal finance and planning and paying for college. A new study of college admission tests finds that the SAT and ACT ...

In another blow to the future of standardized testing for University of California admissions, a faculty group has recommended nixing the use of an alternative assessment to replace the SAT in a new ...

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