One of the most unpleasant roadblocks that teenagers face when getting into college is taking the ACT or SAT admissions tests. Studies have shown that the most important factors in predicting college ...

The campus of Whitman College, a private, test-optional liberal arts college in Walla Walla, Washington. Test-optional policies have not had the expected effect at many schools. Credit: Wolfgang ...

Duke University has joined a small group of colleges that include optional questions about sexual orientation and gender identity on admissions applications. But Duke is doing so in a different way ...

After the Supreme Court’s ruling barring race-based admissions, some universities have added new essay questions asking students to write about “diversity.” This could give admissions officers a tool ...

The UM Board of Curators Academic, Student Affairs and the Research and Economic Development Committee hosted a public session Tuesday to discuss keeping test-optional applications permanently. The ...

Last week the University of Iowa added an optional question to its application for undergraduate admission: “Do you identify with the LGBTQ Community?” The university has also given applicants a third ...