At least 122 colleges have already returned to requiring test scores or said they will return to doing so in the 2025-2026 admissions cycle. A few of the most notable to do so: MIT, Caltech (which jumped all the way from test-blind directly to test-required), Harvard (which ended its moratorium
More colleges are beginning to tell the truth about their admissions practices. Here is what they’re revealing.
Just announced, Harvard will require test scores for this upcoming 2024-2025 admissions cycle. Other schools (Dartmouth, Yale, etc) returning to test-required admissions was, in some sense, overhyped news. This is likely different. UPDATE: As of about 10 minutes ago, Caltech (which was test-blind) has just returned, effective immediately, to requiring
With a letter of continued interest, waitlisted students have a genuine possibility of making it off the waitlist. Here are the best tips for doing so.
In 6 weeks, AP exams will start (first day of testing is May 6th). If your teen is not sure how they will likely score, then I highly recommend they take a practice test to check their progress.
Colleges are increasingly using standardized exam scores beyond just SAT and ACT scores in their admissions decisions.
