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July 26, 2006
Standardized Tests Will Be Optional in Providence College Admissions
Providence College announced today that it would stop requiring applicants for undergraduate admission to submit SAT or ACT scores as part of their applications. The policy shift is effective immediately, according to a news release issued by the college. With the move, Providence joins a growing group of selective colleges that have dropped standardized-test requirements in admissions. In recent months, similar announcements have been made by George Mason University (The Chronicle, May 25), Hobart and William Smith Colleges (The Chronicle, June 6), and Hamilton College (The Chronicle, March 10).
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With all of the long-established “problems” associated with using standardized test scores as indicators for admissions (at all levels, i.e. college, graduate school and professional schools), I am pleased to see institutions recognizing that by eliminating the requirement for those scores. Let’s hope that many others continue to follow suit!
— Thomas Landefeld Jul 26, 11:10 AM #
As the parent (and former admissions officer) of a motivated 3.5 GPA student who frequently tests poorly, I can guarantee that it will be those institutions with holistic admissions procedures to which my daughter will apply. Standardized tests have assumed far too much importance for their relative validity as an indicator of success. I applaud those institutions confident enough to step away from the norm.
— Jennifer Eckel Jul 27, 09:04 AM #
Hi, I don’t think your site has trackback, so I figured I’d just post and say hello, thanks for the heads-up—I made a post on my college blog about it, it’s at samjackson.org/college if you care to look.
— Sam Jackson Jul 27, 03:19 PM #
This seems like a “tastes great but less filling” move for those applying to Providence. It’s good PR for them, and that alone will attract some applicants that would otherwise have passed by. But I can’t help thinking that the average admissions officer will see a lack of standardized scores as tantamount to “this applicant tests poorly”, which would be the same result as showing the scores. But at least the student doesn’t have to go through the grueling tests themselves!
— Harvey Dorr Jul 28, 07:54 AM #