CNBC

College admission applications spike as January deadline nears

Already, the number applications filed for undergraduate admission is up 22% from pre-pandemic levels, according to the Common App. However, 60% of applicants are from the most affluent communities, ...
THE WEEK

5 college admissions trends to watch out for this year

Colleges have seen a more significant influx of applicants during the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 admission cycles, "largely because many of these schools went test-optional," College Data stated. The ...
Business Wire

Kaplan Survey: The Percentage of College Admissions Officers Who Say Applicants’ Social Media Content is “Fair Game” Ticks Up

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kaplan’s 2021 college admissions officers survey shows that a near record percentage of admissions officers think that applicants’ social media postings are “fair game” to ...
The Washington Post

Harvard won’t require SAT or ACT through 2026 as test-optional push grows

Harvard University will extend for four years a policy begun soon after the coronavirus pandemic emerged that allows aspiring students to apply without SAT or ACT scores — a landmark development for a ...
Los Angeles Times

Cal State poised to drop SAT admission requirement as chancellor supports scrapping test

California State University, the largest four-year university system in the nation, is poised to drop the SAT and ACT as an admissions requirement — a move that would follow the University of ...