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Standardized Testing Updates
Colleges opt to continue their Test Optional policies for the Class of 2022
As colleges look ahead to the next admission season, many are electing to maintain their temporary test optional policies for standardized testing.
To learn more on this topic we suggest the following articles:
- What does Test Optional mean for students? – Applerouth
- From 1 Year to 2 – Inside Higher Ed
- Advocates hope higher ed shift from standardized tests will aid diversity, but it’s no cure-all – PBS.ORG
The following colleges announced recently that they will offer a test optional process for the Class of 2022:
Private Institutions:
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Yale University
- University of Notre Dame
- New York University
- Barnard College
- Emory University
- Syracuse University
- Brown University
- Northwestern University
- Tulane University
- Harvard University
- University of Pennsylvania
- Rice University
- Williams
- Columbia University
- Cornell University
- Adelphi University
- Baylor University
- Oberlin College
- University of Southern California
- John Hopkins University
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Claremont McKenna College
International Institutions:
Complete List of Test Optional Colleges & Universities:
Fairtest.org offers a complete list of colleges and universities that have elected to be either permanently or temporarily test optional in their admission process.