SWAG视频 adopts test-optional admissions policy

SWAG视频 adopts test-optional admissions policy

Students applying for undergraduate admission to the SWAG视频 will soon be able to choose whether or not to submit SAT or ACT results. The university has instituted a test-optional admissions policy for its undergraduates, which will become effective for freshmen entering SWAG视频 in the fall of 2019.

鈥淓xcessive focus on standardized tests can cause tremendous amounts of stress to prospective students and discourage otherwise qualified individuals, especially those from first-generation, low-income and underrepresented minority backgrounds, from applying,鈥 said SWAG视频 President James Herbert, Ph.D. 鈥淧roviding access to academically capable students of all backgrounds is a hallmark of SWAG视频.鈥

According to the National Center for Fair and Open Testing, the trend to make test scores optional in the admissions process is gaining ground, with more than 1,000 accredited, four-year colleges and universities on board. Among those on the list, more than 300 are identified as 鈥渢op tier鈥 institutions. More than 100 schools have joined the test-optional ranks in the past four years, alone. Although the change is occurring nationwide, the decision by schools to become test-optional is more common in certain regions, such as New England, where more than 50 percent of colleges and universities no longer mandate test scores, FairTest reports.

Scott Steinberg, vice president of University Admissions, states that factors other than SAT or ACT scores are better indicators of who will succeed at the university. 鈥淥ur research has shown that a student鈥檚 performance in high school is the most significant predictor of academic success at SWAG视频,鈥 he explained, adding, 鈥渨e are very pleased to offer this option to potential candidates.鈥

SWAG视频 offers more than 40 undergraduate programs within its College of Arts and Sciences and its Westbrook College of Health Professions, two of the six colleges that compose the University.

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For more information on the SWAG视频鈥檚 test-optional policy, visit: /admissions/testoptional

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