Dartmouth College and Yale University both recently announced that they would be requiring standardized test scores in undergraduate admissions, following a four year pause on the requirement due to ...

The US Supreme Court will soon rule on whether to end Affirmative Action, prompting many schools to ease -- or even end -- standardized testing requirements in order to boost diversity. Corbis via ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters. At Vox, our mission is to help you make sense of the world — and that work has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our own. We ...

Millions of test-takers sign up for the ACT, SAT, or another standardized test every year. Admissions officers rely on test scores when making acceptance decisions. So it's important to understand ...

Throughout the U.S., students are getting out their No. 2 pencils, ready to endure a stress-packed four hours of bubbling in answers in the Dec. 12 administration of the ACT. Some 1.5 million students ...

The high-stakes eliteness of standardized testing subconsciously illuminates competitiveness that pins students against one another. Unfortunately, it continues to be a commonality for students to ...

Earlier this month, President Trump signed a memorandum requiring increased transparency in higher education admissions. The purpose of the order is to ensure that universities are admitting students ...

Research shows that standardized tests are far from objective measures of academic merit, potential, or talent, and are instead better proxies of family wealth and resources College and university ...

When the College Board canceled SAT testing in 2020, hundreds of colleges adopted test-optional admissions policies for that fall. The Urban Institute reported that the number of four-year colleges ...

Becoming a standardized patient requires a good memory, and excellent listening skills and concentration while being trained, interviewed and examined. Prior acting experience is not required.