College applicants are facing confusion and anxiety due to changing SAT admission requirements. The number of applications to top colleges has tripled since 2000, leading to increased competition. Schools are experiencing record-high applicant numbers, following new rules post a Supreme Court decision, with less clarity for students. The SAT, long feared and criticized for discrimination, is now at a critical juncture.
The SAT — the college admissions test feared by generations of high school students and criticized by some educational experts as discriminatory — is at an inflection point. https://t.co/iOtVsQiHO0
Many high school students planning to attend college have to compete not just to get into the school of their choice but to take the SAT. Lately, it hasn’t been that easy. Here’s why the test has gotten more stressful: https://t.co/VWMnYtHoqC
Applications to Penn are up over 10%. https://t.co/rf39TERhEP
The SAT — the college admissions test feared by generations of high school students and criticized by some educational experts as discriminatory — is at an inflection point. https://t.co/fOQR3DY9yF
Many high school students planning to attend college have to compete not just to get into the school of their choice but to take the SAT. Lately, it hasn’t been that easy. https://t.co/xOREwFnahL
As the entire world becomes richer, global competition for top university places increases. To improve their prospects of getting on a PhD programme, students now do “pre-docs”. Then feel intense stress. Competition has increased, irreversibly? https://t.co/dkWd757Vqm https://t.co/AG6iJHGwl5
Letters to the Editor: If the inequitable SAT is back, bring test prep to all high schools (via @latimesopinion ) https://t.co/CneNAm9zYp
$500 Per Hour Tutors Are Back In Vogue Now That Colleges Have Decided SATs Are, In Fact, A Necessity https://t.co/vuOvyR1Avg
This is all so painfully silly. There's currently an ~150pt SAT gap between white and "BIPOC" college applicants. This is mirrored on many other tests. At the level of Duke or Harvard, all applicants ARE pretty good. But, letting in more (-150) applicants will on average lower… https://t.co/WKiNmQ0IhP
Our utterly broken college application process where yield seeking colleges desperate for revenue certainty ask 17 and 18 year olds to commit to them in a binding fashion. “In just the last five years, the number of early applications jumped by 1 million, a 60 percent increase”… https://t.co/uRYlIBq7G9
Since 2000, the number of applications to the 67 most selective colleges in the nation has tripled to nearly 2 million a year. That's why a "wall of 5's" on AP exams doesn't move the needle like it used to at Duke. My latest for @NYMag https://t.co/ijrIHSfOfb
Since 200, the number of applications to the 67 most selective colleges in the nation has tripled to nearly 2 million a year. That's why a "wall of 5's" on AP exams doesn't move the needle like it used to at Duke. My latest for @NYMag https://t.co/ijrIHSfOfb
This year has seen more applicants than ever, new rules following a landmark Supreme Court decision, and even less clarity from schools, writes Jeffrey Selingo. https://t.co/24HBRuiNgi
College applicants face confusion and anxiety over changing SAT admission requirements: Report https://t.co/YqmTnICFjP