<p>I was just wondering because there is this school in texas named University of Houston: DOWNTOWN which is the second largest university out of the University of Houston branches.</p>
<p>I dont really do well on tests..and im afraid that i wont be able to get a good enough score on ACT/SAT in time to apply to schools (im a senior)</p>
<p>Of the schools that don't require the ACT/SAT, most are really bad, but some are really good, quirky schools that don't believe the SAT accurately shows them anything.</p>
<p>Yea it depends on the school I'd say because Holy Cross is a good school and they don't require it.</p>
<p>Your a senior...the college process is already over...</p>
<p>Bowdoin is a top ten LAC and doesn't require SATs, so there you go.</p>
<p>Sarah Lawrence is also a pretty well-known school that doesn't require, but I hear they have tons of essays in place of it.</p>
<p>no...SLC, Bowdoin, Middlebury, etc</p>
<p>nu uh. i thought middlebury required SAT scores....</p>
<p>Mount Holyoke (ranked #24 among liberal arts colleges by US News) doesn't require standardized test scores either.</p>
<p>a sampling from <a href="http://www.fairtest.org%5B/url%5D">www.fairtest.org</a> :</p>
<p>Bard
Bates
Bowdoin
Connecticut College
Holy Cross
Hamilton
Middlebury</p>
<p>you'd have to be pretty ignorant not to acknowledge that these are some of the top schools in the country, despite their SAT policies</p>
<p>Middlebury requires standardized test scores, but you can substitute other tests (ACT, APs, IBs, SAT IIs) for the SAT I.</p>
<p>hmm, looks like most are LACs</p>
<p>Note to anyone who was referring to me when they posted all the good schools that don't require SATs/ACTs: I only said most, not all. And most are bad. However, there are definitely good schools (mostly LACs) that don't ask for them.</p>
<p>This is a bona fide case of someone asking the wrong question. By CC standards, MOST schools are mediocre at best. Furthermore, I will assume for simplicity that "bad schools" are considered not prestigious. (I know CCers) The better to question to ask is "If we were to compare SAT/ACT requiring schools to non-SAT/ACT requiring schools, which pool would be considered 'worse'?" I would say without a doubt the group that does not require SAT/ACT. However, that is not to say there aren't some top schools that dont require these tests, but don't limit yourself (SAT/ACT is a MUST for ANY respectable state school). An intellegent person like you should (assuming you apply yourself) do decently on these tests.</p>
<p>In the interest of transparancy, Bard does not require SATs, but they're certainly accepted. They are probably what got me in.</p>