test optional Archives - College Initiative Helping families to successfully navigate the college admissions process Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:08:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://collegeinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-logoSQUARE-02-e1683223180849-32x32.png test optional Archives - College Initiative 32 32 Navigating the Chaos in Test-Optional Admissions https://collegeinitiative.net/2024/02/29/chaos-in-test-optional-admissions/ https://collegeinitiative.net/2024/02/29/chaos-in-test-optional-admissions/#comments Thu, 29 Feb 2024 20:50:04 +0000 https://collegeinitiative.net/?p=3178 In some ways, it might seem recent announcements just cause even more confusion about test-optional admission.  I actually believe they bring some needed clarity.

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]]> The 4 Latest College Admission Tips for 2025-26 https://collegeinitiative.net/2023/05/08/latest-college-admission-tips/ Tue, 09 May 2023 01:00:20 +0000 https://collegeinitiative.net/?p=2990 Here are the 4 latest college admission tips for the classes of 2026 and 2027, based on the admission trends in 2025.

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]]> What You Need to Know About Current Trends in College Admission https://collegeinitiative.net/2022/06/17/current-trends-in-college-admission/ Fri, 17 Jun 2022 18:18:54 +0000 https://collegeinitiative.net/?p=2666 If you haven't been through the process in recent years, you may not know about the 7 current trends in college admission.

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]]> To Take Or Not to Take The College Entrance Exams? https://collegeinitiative.net/2021/01/25/the-college-entrance-exams/ Mon, 25 Jan 2021 20:31:43 +0000 https://collegeinitiative.net/?p=2293 Whether it is worth taking the college entrance exams - the ACT and/or the SAT - has been a dilemma for high school students.

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]]> The College Application Tips You Need: College Admission Counselors Answer Your Questions https://collegeinitiative.net/2020/08/14/college-admission-counselors/ https://collegeinitiative.net/2020/08/14/college-admission-counselors/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2020 20:24:25 +0000 https://collegeinitiative.net/?p=2072 Recently, I had the opportunity to ask questions of a couple of college admission counselors. I wanted to get the scoop about what they are really thinking as they read through applications from high school students. Originally, I was hoping to just pick up a few college application tips I could pass along to my...

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]]> What’s the Best Strategy for the Changes to the ACT? https://collegeinitiative.net/2019/11/10/strategy-for-the-changes-to-the-act/ Sun, 10 Nov 2019 16:53:59 +0000 https://collegeinitiative.net/?p=1766 In early October 2019, the ACT announced big changes.  Beginning in September of 2020, students that have already completed the full 3-hour college entrance exam in one sitting, can now retake each section of the exam separately, if they wish.  Students can then combine the scores of the various sections to arrive at their best...

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]]> Test Optional Colleges and What You Need to Know https://collegeinitiative.net/2019/07/26/test-optional-colleges/ Fri, 26 Jul 2019 17:03:08 +0000 http://collegeinitiative.net/?p=1602 You’ve surely seen the headlines as colleges announced that they are now test-optional for applicants.  In fact, lately it seems as though a new college announces this policy is here to stay, every week. According to FairTest, there are now over 1,800 test optional colleges in the US. That means that the vast majority of...

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]]> What You Need to Know About the ACT or SAT https://collegeinitiative.net/2018/11/25/act-or-sat/ Sun, 25 Nov 2018 21:54:24 +0000 http://collegeinitiative.net/?p=1041 College entrance exams become a big topic when students enter high school.  It used to be that students planning to apply to college took one of the two tests, either the ACT or the SAT, one time, and that was that.  In some regions, students took the ACT and in others, students took the SAT. ...

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