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To what extent do “test-optional” policies relate to selectivity and enrollment outcomes among low-income and racially minoritized students?
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.
Analysis of letters of recommendation from school counselors from 600,000 college applications submitted through the Common Application platform.
Analysis of inequality in extracurricular activity descriptions in nearly 6 million college applications.
While 1,700+ colleges and universities are test-optional, about 86 institutions completely eliminated the use of tests in admissions.
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The COVID-19 pandemic propelled many institutions to adopt test-optional policies. At the same time, little is known about the decision-making processes that led to these changes, or how practitioners implemented them.
Analysis of inequality in extracurricular activity descriptions in nearly 6 million college applications.
Letters of recommendation are affected by inequality.
To what extent do “test-optional” policies relate to selectivity and enrollment outcomes among low-income and racially minoritized students?
We analyzed perspectives on test-free admissions from 17 admissions professionals working at test-free institutions. Overall participants expressed positive viewpoints on test-free admissions.
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