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…
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…
Scripps Institution of Oceanography (UC San Diego) in 2011, taken from the Birch Aquarium. By Invertzoo on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0 Int’l. We thought…
Hello! I’m Ava, Capstone’s new intern. I’ll be taking over for Ellie as she leaves for her college adventures. Like Ellie, I graduated from high…