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College Roundup: 4/20-4/24

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - April 27, 2009

NYU makes SAT/ACT optional; Quinnipiac volleyball team sues school after being axed. more >>

Ohio Considers Making ACT Test Graduation Requirement

By Eddy Ramírez - On Education - February 3, 2009

Gov. Ted Strickland also wants to require community service, a senior thesis, and end-of-course exams. more >>

What Happened at the NACAC Convention

By Robert Morse - Morse Code: Inside the College Rankings - September 30, 2008

The debate over college admissions tests like the SAT was the hot topic in Seattle. more >>

Report Says Test Scores Should Be Less Important in College Admissions

By Eddy Ramírez - Education - September 22, 2008

Colleges should review their policies and consider going test optional if possible. more >>

About That NACAC Report on the SAT

By Robert Morse - Morse Code: Inside the College Rankings - September 22, 2008

If test scores are used in admissions decisions, they will also be a part of our methodology. more >>

Getting Ready for the SAT and ACT

By Lucia Graves - Education - August 21, 2008

You're pretty much stuck with them, so you might as well do your best to ace them. more >>

'End-of-Course' Exams Catching On

By Eddy Ramírez - On Education - August 15, 2008

Critics contend that another standardized test is at least one too many. more >>

Scores Drop Slightly on ACT

By Eddy Ramírez - On Education - August 13, 2008

More high school students are taking the test, which is a graduation requirement in some states. more >>

Girls as Good as Boys at Math

By Lucia Graves - On Education - July 25, 2008

A new study says girls measure up to boys in every grade. more >>

Kids Can Pick Which SAT Scores a College Sees

By Lucia Graves - Education - June 24, 2008

The new policy very likely will be popular with students, but what do admissions officers think? more >>

High School Counselors Take on the SAT, and Other News from NACAC 2007

By Robert Morse - Morse Code: Inside the College Rankings - October 4, 2007

The hot debate at NACAC's 2007 annual conference was about whether some aspects of the college admission process are unfair to students. more >>

Correcting One of Our Critics

By Robert Morse - Morse Code: Inside the College Rankings - September 14, 2007

Columbia College (Illinois) is wrong when it implies in recent letters that U.S. News ranked it in the recently published 2008 edition of America's Best Colleges. more >>

SAT Scores Drop for the Second Year in a Row

By Alex Kingsbury - Education - August 28, 2007

The College Board reports a gender gap in the writing section and a rise in students with disabilities. more >>

An Answer for Gustavus Adolphus College

By Robert Morse - Morse Code: Inside the College Rankings - August 23, 2007

A new group of colleges was added to the list of unranked schools for America's Best Colleges 2008. more >>