<p>Anyone have any info on newly test optional colleges? I know Brandeis just became test flexible (as of July), but their test flexible plan is a lot nicer than most, you just have to send in a paper you've done before and an additional teacher rec.</p>
<p>Any more?</p>
<p>The people who manage [The</a> National Center for Fair & Open Testing | FairTest](<a href=“http://www.fairtest.org%5DThe”>http://www.fairtest.org) do their level best to keep on top of this issue. Check the list for updates, or drop them a quick email.</p>
<p>I wanted to see what people on here had to say so I don’t have to scroll through a list of 800+ colleges. It’s a helpful website, though.</p>
<p>the list is a lot less than 800 colleges. And why the emphasis on “newly” test optional? Why do you care when they adopted that policy? Just trying to understand what you are looking for…</p>
<p>I meant schools that I haven’t seen on there before. For example, Brandeis</p>
<p>In addition to Brandeis, other schools that have recently eliminated ACT/SAT score submission requirements for all or many applicants include: Catawba College, Hood College, Regis College, and Saint Josephs University. More announcements of test-optional policies will be released in the coming month as a new college admissions season gets underway.</p>
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<p>Wrong.</p>
<p>From the Fairtest homepage:
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<p>Bowdoin and Wake Forest are the best schools that are test-optional.</p>
<p>^^^Oops. I used a google search to find out how many schools are test optional and it came back something in the 3 hundreds. Must be stale info. Sorry.
It looks like the trend is growing, and by a lot!</p>
<p>Holy Cross, Bates, Colby and WPI are also very good schools on the list. WPI is the only engineering school on the list.</p>
<p>Holy Cross and Bowdoin are 2 of the better test optional schools. Holy Cross ia also need-blind for admissions-meets 100% demonstrated need.</p>
<p>Wake Forest and Bates are also test optional</p>
<p>And Bates…</p>
<p>You can sort the list from fairtest by state to make it easier to look for schools in your geographic area of interest.</p>
<p>I’d also include Smith and Mount Holyoke among the top test-optional colleges.</p>
<p>There are also some very good “test-flexible” colleges that require some standardized tests but let you choose from a broader menu than the standard SAT and ACT. Among these are Hamilton, NYU, Bryn Mawr, Colby, Colorado College.</p>
<p>Lewis and Clark has a test-optional portfolio path where you submit copies of your work instead of test stores: [Test-Optional</a> Portfolio Path -Admissions - College of Arts and Sciences - Lewis & Clark](<a href=“http://college.lclark.edu/offices/admissions/apply/portfolio_path/]Test-Optional”>Test-Optional Policy -Admissions - Lewis & Clark)</p>
<p>St Lawrence: [Test</a> Optional | St. Lawrence University](<a href=“http://www.stlawu.edu/admissions/test-optional]Test”>http://www.stlawu.edu/admissions/test-optional)</p>
<p>this coming year will be the first year that U of Rochester is test optional</p>
<p>^^^ I believe it is the first year for American U as well.</p>
<p>Sarah Lawrence College in NY has always been test-optional and it has an acceptance rate of 60% but not many people apply there and the focus on your application is heavily on your essays.</p>
<p>Not the first year for American (continuing its test optional pilot plan). [Test-Optional</a>, Undergraduate Admissions, American University](<a href=“http://www.american.edu/admissions/testoptional.cfm]Test-Optional”>http://www.american.edu/admissions/testoptional.cfm)</p>