More schools are adopting test-optional/flexible admissions policies
One non-profit's analysis of American colleges' admissions policies reveals that a record number of schools have relaxed standardized test requirements for applicants.
The Washington Post reported that half of U.S. News & World Report's top 100 national liberal arts schools had test-optional or test-flexible admissions policies. The study was conducted by The National Center for Fair & Open Testing — a nonprofit that combats abuse and misuse of standardized tests — and indicated that over 240 highly-ranked schools total were test-optional/flexible.
High-ranking schools on the list with test-optional policies include Bowdoin College, Wake Forest University and Penn's Philadelphia neighbor, Temple University.
Penn currently does require standardized testing as part of the application, though specific policies on what must be submitted have changed. Students no longer need to send all of their test scores to Penn, though they are encouraged to do so. Applicants must submit their score for the ACT or SAT, though the writing and essay section of each exam is not required for submission.
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