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The University of Chicago released its 2020-2021 essays as did many other colleges, including Brown University, Georgetown University, Providence College, the University of Georgia, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (UNC), University of Texas, Austin, University of Virginia (UVA), Villanova University, and Wake Forest. We are updating them all on […]

2020-2021 Essay Updates

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From the University of California AdmissionsJune 10, 2020 “We’ve made some changes to the UC undergraduate admissions application for Fall 2021. Here’s what to expect : Name – Applicants will be able to provide their preferred or lived name. A preferred name is the name an applicant wishes to be […]

Fall 2021 UC Application Updates

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UVA Release Fall 2021 Prompts Thank you to UVA for getting ahead of the curve and releasing its 2020-2021 essays. They split Arts and Sciences and Engineering into two separate questions and replaced one of their other prompts. We are tracking all college application essays requirements. We are grateful to […]

UVA Releases Fall 2021 Prompts

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June Updates-Many More Colleges Go Test Optional We are rapidly updating our site and tracking major test optional shifts. Here are some examples from the As and Bs. A big shout out goes to FairTest at fairest.org. Check out our website for more. www.allcollegeessays.org Amherst is now test optional for the […]

June Updates-Many More Test Optional Colleges

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Happy May Day Updates As many seniors finalize their college choice today, juniors are gearing up for next year in the Covid-19 world. We are busy updating our site with test-optional updates and other college application news. A seismic announcement occurred when The University of Southern California went test-optional for […]

Happy May Day Updates

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Earth Day Updates We are updating our site with all Covid-19 updates as we learn them, and there are so many. Many colleges are postponing testing for a year, two years, three years, or permanently. Some have clear waivers, while others have many caveats. We are tracking them all. Cornell […]

Earth Day Updates

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Tracking Test Changes We are tracking SAT/ACT test changes for next year and beyond. Some schools are going test optional for a year, two years, three years, or permanently. Check our intro page for the summary updates and then go to the college’s individual page for more details.

Tracking Test Changes

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Boston University Goes Test Optional For Next Year Boston University (BU) is going test-optional for one year–the 2020-2021 application year. On their website, they wrote, “over the past few weeks, our day-to-day lives have been turned upside down because of COVID-19. Given the extensive disruption to standardized test administrations and […]

Boston University Goes Test Optional For Next Year

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All Public Universities in Oregon Go Test-Optional On March 25, all public universities in Oregon are now test-optional. The universities participating are Eastern Oregon University, Portland State University, Oregon State University, Oregon Institute of Technology, Southern Oregon University, the University of Oregon and Western Oregon University, and applicants applying to […]

All Public Universities in Oregon Go Test-Optional

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Tufts On March 24 Announces a 3 Year Test-Optional Policy Starting next year, both first year and transfer applicants have the option of applying test-optional to Tufts for the next three years. After that time, Tufts will decide which permanent path to follow. The admissions office states that “While the […]

Tufts Pilots Test Optional Policy

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