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Do colleges still require SAT 2025?

The large majority of schools were test-optional, which means you can send SAT/ACT scores if you would like them included in your application, but you will not be penalized if you do not send SAT/ACT scores. Although this is a welcome change for many students, it also brings up a lot of questions.
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Will colleges still be test optional in 2025?

While most colleges haven't announced their testing policy for the Class of 2025 and beyond, it appears that many that adopted test-optional policies during the pandemic continue to be test-optional.
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Will Harvard require SAT for 2025?

Harvard first announced a shift to test-optional admissions in June 2020, removing the requirement for applicants to the Class of 2025 to submit standardized test scores amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, before it extended the policy to the Class of 2026.
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Will UC require SAT for 2025?

The UC regents vote unanimously to drop the SAT and ACT completely starting in 2025, to be testing optional until then, and then to replace the SAT and ACT with their own, fairer test.
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Are colleges no longer requiring SAT?

Most colleges are test-optional for the foreseeable future. There are far fewer colleges that require the SAT/ACT than those that do not!
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Should I Still Take the SAT For 2024 College Applications? (2024 Admission and Application Tips)

Is SAT waived for 2024?

ACT/SAT-Optional, Test-Free Admissions Movement Expands Again: Record 1,900+ Schools Do Not Require Scores For Fall 2024 Entrance. school graduates seeking to enroll in Fall 2024. are expected to remain test optional. choose to apply without submitting scores.”
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Does class of 2026 need SAT?

Many schools, like Harvard University, have committed to staying test-optional for the next few years. Some schools, like those in the University of California system, have even committed to remain test-blind for the foreseeable future, while Columbia University has implemented a permanent test-optional policy.
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Is the SAT being phased out?

As long as states continue administering the SAT and ACT as a matter of course, the tests aren't going away. And as long as colleges find them useful, they will continue to play a significant role in admissions.
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Does Yale require SAT 2025?

This will be the fourth consecutive admissions cycle in which Yale employs a test-optional admissions model. The University first implemented this change during the COVID-19 pandemic, for students seeking admission to the class of 2025, and has since repeatedly renewed it for a year at a time in each subsequent cycle.
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Is UCLA requiring SAT for class of 2025?

UCLA, along with all other University of California campuses, dropped all use of standardized testing starting with the Class of 2025 (those applying in the 2020-21 admissions cycle).
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Is Harvard getting rid of SAT?

Harvard says it won't require SAT or ACT scores through 2026.
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Why did Harvard remove SAT?

Harvard first lifted its testing requirement in June 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, allowing the Class of 2025 to apply without submitting scores. Harvard then removed the requirement for the Class of 2026 in January, citing continued difficulties presented by the pandemic.
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Does Princeton require SAT for 2025?

Are standardized tests (SAT/ACT) required? We will not require the submission of standardized test scores for falls 2023, 2024, and 2025 application cycles; this includes transfer applicants.
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When should class of 2025 take the SAT?

We recommend taking the SAT for the first time in the spring of your junior year and again in the Fall before college application deadlines. Most students who retake the SAT raise their scores, and some take it more times.
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Is the class of 2025 SAT or ACT?

Plan to take the ACT. It is a more familiar test overall, has much more available practice material, and offers more flexibility in terms of when you take the test. This will likely be the best option for most students in the class of 2025.
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Is Stanford test optional 2025?

Testing policy for Fall 2025 applicants

For the 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25 admission cycles, Stanford will not require ACT or SAT scores for first-year or transfer applicants. Our test optional policy will extend to applicants applying for the Fall 2025 entry term.
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Does Cornell require SAT for 2025?

Cornell University has suspended the SAT/ACT requirement for 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 applicants. For students considering applying to Cornell for fall 2025 and beyond, we'll share more information in the spring of 2024. Please visit the Standardized Testing Policy website to learn more.
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What is the lowest GPA Yale will accept?

We do not set a minimum GPA, nor do we attempt to re-weight GPA's to any standard other than what a school provides.
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Is Dartmouth test optional for 2025?

Dartmouth College

Dartmouth has also joined the ranks of schools going test-optional for the class of 2025! If you plan on applying to Dartmouth, you will no longer need to submit any standardized testing scores. More information about the change can be found on the Dartmouth Dean of Admissions' blog.
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Why is the SAT being removed?

“In essence, we are eliminating our reliance on a high-stress, high-stakes test that has shown negligible benefit and providing our applicants with greater opportunities to demonstrate their drive, talents and potential for college success.”
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Why are colleges moving away from SAT?

A Rising Resistance to Testing

Despite their longevity as an instrument to determine “college worthiness”, or perhaps because of this, more and more people are realizing they really don't know what the tests are meant to measure.
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What are they replacing the SAT with?

The SAT is switching to a digital format for two main reasons: to make the SAT easier to take and easier to give and to make the SAT more relevant. Many of the changes to the SAT's format and content are designed to make the exam more accessible for students.
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Can I graduate without my SAT?

Yes. First of all: ACT/SAT and AP are Collegeboard tests- a private company. They have no bearing on high school graduation. Now, I'm going to assume, though, that you are seeing others take the exam and APs and are wondering about going to college or a career without doing these.
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Will colleges stay test-optional?

Recently, more schools have adopted test-optional or test-blind admissions policies. In fact, more than 1,900 schools will not require applicants to submit scores for fall 2024 admission, according to the National Center for Fair and Open Testing, a nonprofit advocacy group commonly known as FairTest.
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