With students preparing for their early application deadlines, many wonder whether to submit their test scores to colleges that have test-optional policies. Like most aspects…
Spring can be an emotionally challenging time of year for both seniors and their parents, given the anxiety that builds while students are waiting to…
Many universities do not evaluate or admit freshman applicants by major, but some directly admit by major and others consider major in the application process.…
The University of California (UC) announced in the fall that it has permanently dropped the SAT and ACT as admissions requirements, and will not replace them…
Featured: Wheeler Hall, UC Berkeley (23 September 2021). Image by Matthew Enger Starting in 2020, many colleges and universities that previously required SAT or ACT…
Featured: Bruce Beasley’s “Rondo II” Sculpture in front of Hearst Memorial Mining Building, UC Berkeley (23 September 2021). Image by Matthew Enger Capstone is wrapping…
April is finally here; the waiting game is over. You know what your options are and now must make a decision. For those of you…
Administration building at Chico State. Image by MARELBU at Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 3.0. The University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) systems…
Part III: What to do This is the third article in a three-part series focusing on colleges’ test-optional policies during COVID-19. You can find the…
Part II: Problems This is the second article in a two-part opinion series on test-optional policies during COVID-19. The first article, which provides definitions and…
