The college application process is undergoing significant changes as the number of applicants to selective colleges has surged. This surge has led to confusion and anxiety among students due to evolving SAT admission requirements. With a notable increase in early applications and a growing number of applicants, colleges are facing challenges in maintaining clarity and fairness in their admission processes. The SAT, a long-standing college admissions test, is being scrutinized for its perceived inequities and discriminatory nature, prompting calls for broader access to test prep resources.
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/QZ9dUBHP8U
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
Letters to the Editor: If the inequitable SAT is back, bring test prep to all high schools (via @latimesopinion ) https://t.co/CneNAm9zYp
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