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Standardized Testing in the Era of COVID

COVID 19 has wreaked havoc across every industry in this country. And higher education has not been spared. Universities across the country are grappling with not only moving classes online, figuring out how to manage virtual graduations, enrolling students for the class of 2024, but they also have to look ahead at the upcoming admission cycle for the class of 2025 whose landscape changes daily. Here are some things admission officers need to consider. Grading. Some high schools have moved online and some have decided to implement a Pass/Fail or a Complete/Incomplete grade. How will this factor into the student’s GPA? Testing. Advanced Placement tests have been completely reformatted. A test that was once three hours has been condensed to a 45 minute online short [...]

College Board Announces New Initiative: Adversity Ratings

Each year over two million students sit for the SAT, an exam that tests for aptitude in both math and English. The scores are then reported to colleges and universities and added to the applicant’s file which also include transcripts, letters of recommendations, and the Common Application itself. This past week the College Board, the company that administers the test, has announced that it will be adding an adversity rating to its report. The College Board will collect this data based on an algorithm that has yet to be shared with the public. The basic gist of the ratings is the following: On a scale of 1-100, students will be scored based on the adversity they have faced in their lives. Scores above 50 will [...]