Cornell Now Accepts Score Choice

Cornell has just dropped its all test scores rule for freshman applicants and now accepts score choice. The site changes were made just this afternoon,August 7, 2018, see https://admissions.cornell.edu/apply/first-year-applicants/admission-requirements and click on Standardized Test Scores, and see also https://admissions.cornell.edu/standardized-testing-requirements

Interesting. Although you can now pick and choose from the SAT, it looks like all ACT scores still need to be sent, which is odd, as each ACT score requires a separate score report and separate fees.

https://admissions.cornell.edu/standardized-testing-requirements

“Cornell University requires freshman applicants to submit either the SAT or all ACT scores.”

@drusba I saw your post in another thread. I know you are trying to be helpful, but if the website still says all act scores, that is a bit strange. I guess one could call to clarify, but I am curious where your blanket statement comes. From???

^Cornell removed the “all” ACT from the first website page I provide above. It would also be non-sensical to now accept score choice for SAT, which Cornell superscores and for which you can send all scores in one order, and not accept that you can send only one ACT, which Cornell does not superscore but instead uses that test with highest composite and which requires a separate order and fee to send each test score. In any event, I sent an email on Tuesday to admissions asking it to clarify what it has done.

@drusba website still says “ALL”

^Still have not heard back from Cornell.

If you don’t need to submit ALL SAT scores any longer, does that mean you also don’t have to submit all subject SAT scores either? That would be an interesting change.

The value for test scores is being diminished. Good on Cornell for following UChicago’s lead even if they didn’t go far enough.

The “value for” (sic) test scores is not being diminished. Score choice is no where near test optional in import. The test optional PR move is 1)a way to undermine the claims of many–primarily asians in current lawsuits- about reverse discrimination and 2) retain and enhance the ability to socially engineer classes. The more subjective (ie holistic) the metrics are that are being evaluated, the more murky the process will continue to be.

@drusba any updates? This seems very strange on the changing of the website for sat but not ACT. I am sure Cornell has received many calls on this.