<p>Hi,</p>
<p>Does anyone know any top schools (doesn't have to be HYPS, more like top 30) that don't require SATs?</p>
<p>Any of the above schools that have a non-binding early decision or multiple choice early action programs?</p>
<p>I'm just trying to get a list going, so post however many you want.</p>
<p>thanks in advance</p>
<p>Test optional schools include:</p>
<p>Bowdoin
Hamilton
Holy Cross
Providence College
Hobart William Smith</p>
<p>There are many others, those are just the ones I can remember quickly</p>
<p>emory
U of Rochester
Macalester</p>
<p>Hampshire College in Amherst, MA </p>
<p>It doesn't matter whether or not it's on a top-30 list. Instead, look at it within the context of its "Five College Community." The other 4 are: Amherst College, Smith, Mount Holyoke, and the U. of Mass at Amherst. </p>
<p>It was founded by those 4 schools in the l960's with the idea that Hampshire students could take courses at any of the 4 colleges (shuttle busses) or on the Hampshire campus.</p>
<p>They have a core program of courses (distributed among all the disciplines) which builds to one super-project. So, essentially, every Hampshire student is working on the equivalent of a senior honors thesis. </p>
<p>A famous Hampshire College grad is TV serial history documentary-maker Ken Burns ("America," "Civil War," "New York City"...)</p>
<p>My S attended Amherst College and often enjoyed the presence of Hampshire College students in his classes, choir, dramatic productions. </p>
<p>It's a unique place, obviously, so SAT's are of little concern to them.</p>
<p>Two hours from Boston, in a progressive college atmosphere, with busses running every two hours to Boston from the UMass campus center.</p>
<p>The 3 LAC colleges are academically elite, and the UMass students provide 20,000 students so every activity benefits by the large numbers of exuberant students in the region. Altogether the Five College Community has 30,000 students, so you have the value of a small school among the same numbers as a big university.</p>
<p>In this past l0 years, Hampshire reined in its "open curriculum" to require more distribution of courses among the disciplines, to ensure a liberal arts foundation, but maintains the capstone project for everybody.</p>
<p>Every dorm room, starting with freshman, is a single with a gathering lounge down the hall.</p>
<p>Bard College in New York, and Wheaton College in Massachusetts.</p>
<p>Stanford only asks for SAT 1 not SAT 2s (although they strongly recommend you take them)</p>
<p>fairtest has a list</p>
<p>Carleton also does not require SAT2s and has ED2 (due Jan 15)</p>
<p>For research on which schools require subject exams, I recommend this website, which maintains a list: <a href="http://www.compassprep.com/admissions_req_subjects.aspx%5B/url%5D">http://www.compassprep.com/admissions_req_subjects.aspx</a></p>
<p>Although the site is kept up to date, always verify as things do change sometimes.</p>
<p>The University of Chicago is another school that doesn't require the subject exams, and it offers a non-binding and non Single Choice early action plan.</p>
<p>The vast majority of schools that require SAT II's will also accept the ACT in lieu of both the SAT I's and the SAT II's. These are a different set of schools than those that are totally SAT optional (I's and II's). Check each school's website to be sure.</p>
<p>I agree with Chevda. The Fairtest site is an excellent source of information on SAT optional schools, but doesn't tell you which schools require SATs. The site that I gave above does, and provides links to each schools relevant website. As Chevda notes, it is always a good idea to check with each school you are considering as well because policies do sometimes change.</p>
<p>Bates, Bennington, Sarah Lawrence--all don't require SAT's</p>
<p>Holy Cross and Bowdoin.</p>