PITTSBURGH — When she participates in fall meetings with parents of college-bound seniors, Clairton, Pennsylvania, high school counselor Maureen Shaw has come to expect a disconnect on the subject of
"It's different than when they went to school and everyone took the SAT," Shaw said."It's foreign to a lot of them."Indeed, three-quarters of bachelor's degree-granting colleges and universities — more than 1,700 of them — will not require ACT or SAT scores from recent high school graduates seeking to enroll in fall of 2023, according to a survey reported in July by FairTest, a group long critical of standardized testing in college admissions.
"Students should look at their colleges to see if its policies are different than test optional. Some may still require it," she said."A blanket test-optional policy may not apply to all majors." The test optional policy for admissions applies to all programs on Pitt's five campuses, said Kellie Kane, associate vice provost for enrollment and executive director for admissions.
The College Board said there are reasons to take the exam, and that most students — 83% when surveyed — want at least the option to use them. Earlier this year, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology generated news by announcing that it was reinstating the SAT requirement.
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