Report: Northwestern encourages applications to boost selectivity

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Fri, 08 Nov 2019 20:26:35 +0000

If Northwestern University wanted to boost applications in order to become more selective, then NU would just make application requirements test optional as the University of Chicago and many other colleges & universities have done.

In addition to NU, Stanford University, Vanderbilt University & the University of Chicago are some other elite schools which purchase SAT test takers’ info from the College Board.

There are legitimate reasons to buy such information beyond increasing application numbers in order to reduce a school’s acceptance rate. These reasons are set forth in the Wall Street Journal’s Wednesday, November 6, 2019 edition.