He talks about that on the other thread actually - quite interesting - read up a bit.
I can validate that he does in fact work for MIT admissions.
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My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away
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But always include the entire quote please - which comes off differently than you and ski posted.
Yes, we all know MIT is not just strong in STEM, but the humanities as well!!!
This was published a few days ago, and the thread title here has JHU in it, but just in case some haven’t seen it…. Another Top University Brings Back Standardized Tests to Admissions - Newsweek
(I see @Mwfan1921 posted about it)
That link doesn’t work.
Yes it does. But if you’re not a member of the politics forum, you need to join first.
Shelley… nice.
Man’s yesterday may ne’er be like his morrow…
Does Dartmouth see if a student is Pell Grant eligible if it is need blind? I know that there are subtle things in the application that can identify income levels or school type, but the Pell grant is a specific income level only determined by the FAFSA.Are need blind schools aware of Pell qualifications during review?
No. Being “need blind” means that the admissions committee won’t see any information about a student’s financial situation. Of course, they might be able to infer some of that from other information on the application but I can’t really comment on that.
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Need blind schools don’t have Pell grant info, unless the student mentioned they qualify for a Pell grant somewhere in their app (not many students do that.)
If the school is using CollegeBoard’s Landscape, they will have a good idea if the student will qualify for a Pell grant. That info, along with the HS profile and other indicators, directionally indicate a student’s level of advantage/disadvantage.
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Early applications dip in Yale’s first test-flexible admissions cycle - Yale Daily News.
Down 14% - I would love to see numbers for the others as well.
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I note that seems broadly consistent with what MIT saw the first cycle restoring test-required.
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I’ll assume similar across the board, which is what we saw last cycle for schools that went back to requiring tests. And that is not a bad thing.
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For schools that are still test optional, do you think there’s any advantage in submitting a decent test score (in the range for the school) this cycle?
of course, especially if 50% and up. Schools want tests…but if they need or wants butts in seats, they’ll turn the blind eye.
I think schools that have a less than 50% test submittal and yes, there are some highly rated schools that do, but many look at them with a hint of skepticism.
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