Test-Optional Admissions, Selectivity, and Enrollment Outcomes during the Pandemic
To what extent do “test-optional” policies relate to selectivity and enrollment outcomes among low-income and racially minoritized students?
Variation in Test-Optional Admissions at Selective Colleges During the Pandemic
The pandemic saw the rapid and widespread adoption of test-optional admissions policies that allowed applicants to choose whether to submit SAT or ACT scores to selective four-year colleges.
Inequity and College Applications: Assessing Differences and Disparities in Letters of Recommendation from School Counselors with Natural Language Processing
Analysis of letters of recommendation from school counselors from 600,000 college applications submitted through the Common Application platform.
Inequality Beyond Standardized Tests: Trends in Extracurricular Activity Reporting in College Applications Across Race and Class
Analysis of inequality in extracurricular activity descriptions in nearly 6 million college applications.
Test-Free Admissions at Selective Colleges: Insights from Admissions Professionals
While 1,700+ colleges and universities are test-optional, about 86 institutions completely eliminated the use of tests in admissions.