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George Mason’s SAT-Optional Admissions Policy Could Boost Diversity

George Mason University announced this week that it will permit high school seniors with strong academic records to apply for admission without standardized test scores — a policy that could mean improved access to college for under-represented minorities.

May 25, 2006

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Research Round-up: Parenthood and Graduation Gap; Neighborhood Safety and Obesity; and Parent Education Predicts SAT Scores

A recent study in the journal Research in Higher Education found that 32 percent of Black women reported having had a child within five years of entering a four-year college.

May 7, 2006

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High-achieving Teens Choose College Based on Quality of Specific Majors

High-achieving college bound seniors aren’t looking at college rankings, institutional reputation nor parental advice when choosing a college…

April 9, 2006

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Indiana University Admissions Plan

A civil rights attorney and visiting Indiana University professor says a proposal to raise admission standards would prevent poor and minority students from enrolling…

March 22, 2006

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College Board Finds 1,600 More SAT Scores Not Yet Rechecked

The College Board disclosed Tuesday that an additional 1,600 SAT scores have not been rechecked from an exam in October that had scoring problems…

March 15, 2006

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Indiana University Admissions Plan Will Hurt Minorities, Says Professor

A civil rights attorney and visiting Indiana University professor says a proposal to raise admission standards would prevent poor and minority students from enrolling…

March 6, 2006

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Kaplan Survey: Most SAT Takers Want

With college counselors petitioning that students be given the option of taking the three sections of the three-hour…

February 8, 2006

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Kaplan Survey: Most SAT Takers Want Test Sections on Different Days

With college counselors petitioning for students to be given the option of taking the three sections of the three-hour…

January 18, 2006

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NAACP Says Right Tools Can Help More Minorities Get into College

Better education about financial aid and scholarships and improved SAT preparation will help more minority and low-income students in South Carolina attend college, officials with the state NAACP said…

October 31, 2005

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Virginia SAT Scores Rise, But Racial Gap Remains

Virginia’s high school students improved their performance on the verbal and math SAT in 2005, the College Board said this week Story:

August 31, 2005

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Court Sides with California State University Admissions Policy

A state appeals court dismissed a student’s lawsuit against the California State University system that alleged the university discriminated against Hispanics by considering SAT scores as a factor in admissions. Story:

August 18, 2005

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Survey: Length of New SAT Is Biggest

Survey: Length of New SAT Is Biggest Complaint Among First-Round of Test-TakersNEW YORK In a nationwide survey of test-takers conducted by Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions, 87 percent of students recently taking the new SAT reported that the three-hour, 45-minute exam was the longest test of their lives, making stamina and extended concentration a greater […]

April 6, 2005