Should I Apply Test-Optional to College in 2023-24?

Prior to the onset of the pandemic in March 2020, rarely did a single month pass without another well-known college or university making headlines by announcing that it would no longer require applicants to submit standardized test scores. COVID-19’s destruction and disruption acted as a powerful accelerant, taking this...

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College Transitions featured in Forbes

Jersey City, NJ— College Transitions was recently featured in Forbes on an article discussing who benefits from test-optional admission policies.  The author cites research by College Transitions CEO, Andrew Belasco, and his co-authors, Kelly Rosinger and James Hearn, on the impact of test-optional admission policies at 180 selective liberal arts...

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What you need to know about Test-Optional Admissions

An iconic year, even by the standards of its iconic decade, 1969 teems with momentous events in America’s cultural history: the moon landing, Woodstock, the Amazin’ Mets, and the start of American withdrawal from Vietnam. That same year, events quieter, although within the narrower scope of college admissions history,...

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College Transitions Featured in Inside Higher Ed

Washington, DC— Immediately following its release, Andrew’s study of test-optional admission policies is grabbing national media attention.  The study was featured in Inside Higher Ed, one of the leading national news publications on issues related to higher education.  Andrew’s research was recently published in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, one...

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Andrew Publishes Research on Test-Optional Admission Policies

Athens, GA— Andrew’s research on test-optional admission policies was recently published in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, which is widely considered as one of the top journals in all of education.  The study analyzes the relationship between test-optional admission policies and subsequent growth in the proportion of low-income and minority...

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