Last week, Clark University, a small liberal arts institution located in Worcester, MA, announced plans to join the list of almost 900 colleges and universities who are SAT/ACT optional. This new admissions policy, set to begin fall 2013, coincides with the implementation of another […]
Last Sunday, Wake Forest University dean of admissions Martha Allman made a guest appearance in the Washington Post in an article that discusses the merits of the SAT, as well as Joseph A. Soares’ new book, SAT Wars: The Case for Test-Optional Admissions. Considering all […]
Sometimes when faced with the avalanche of admissions advice that is available, it is easy to forget some basic truths might not be so true after all. In this article from the Washington Post, Jenna Johnson and Valerie Strauss play admissions mythbusters…
From the New York Times: A New Book Argues Against the SAT By REBECCA R. RUIZ When Wake Forest University announced three years ago that it would make the SAT optional for its undergraduate applicants, among those cheering was Joseph Soares, a sociology professor at […]
In today’s Chronicle of Higher Education, journalist Eric Hoover reviews a new book that gives an insider’s account of the issues involved when a school decides to go test-optional in its admissions process.
One of the more original minds in the world of Rethinking Admissions is current Oklahoma State University Provost Robert Sternberg. Professor Sternberg has long championed the use of new admissions selection methods by colleges and universities. In this article for Inside Higher Ed, Professor […]
On April 15 and 16, 2009, Wake Forest University hosted top admissions officers and leading researchers from Berkeley, Duke, Harvard, Ohio State, Princeton, Texas, Virginia, Yale and other universities along with the director of data research for U.S. News & World Report for the Rethinking Admissions conference.