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COVID-19 College Admission Updates
Under the new crown pneumonia epidemic, American university application policy information integration
College Admission Updates
The spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), resulting in school closures, has had a profound impact on current high school students, with schools closing and canceling large gatherings, including campus tours, admitted student weekends and entrance exams. Therefore, we have compiled the latest information about the entrance examination and the university's announcement here for the reference of parents and students.
June 5th: The College Board announced that it will not launch the "At Home SAT Test" this year. Considering that students need to be uninterrupted during the test time for three consecutive hours and maintain efficient network speed, for many students, it is difficult to perform There are too many difficulties. So I decided to cancel.
May 23: The following universities announced Test Optional: #22 University of Southern California, #40 College of William & Mary, #46 #50 Villanova University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, #60 University of Connecticut, #79 Baylor University, #91 University of San Diego
April 17: The NCAA announced today that there will be no pass/fail penalties for student-athletes due to school closures/response to COVID-19.
April 15: ACT announces that the June and July exams will continue, offering make-up dates if the exams need to be rescheduled. The make-up date for the June 13 exam is June 20, and the make-up date for the July 18 exam is July 25. And announced that it will launch an at-home testing option in early fall and winter 2020.
The College Board has announced the cancellation of the June SAT test. Students will be able to register for the exam in December in August and the new September, October, November and May. The registration date will be in May.
April 14: Virginia Tech announced that it will not require SAT and ACT scores for 2020-21 admissions.
Colleges across the U.S. are making contingency plans if campuses close this fall, but won't be making any decisions anytime soon.
April 13: Swarthmore College announces that the SAT and ACT will not be required for admissions for the next two years.
A growing number of universities have announced test-optional policies for the 2020-21 admissions cycle. See the full list here.
April 7: Northeastern University announced that it will enroll students in 2020-21, and the SAT and ACT exams are not required.
April 6: Williams and Amherst announce no SAT, ACT for 2020-21 admissions
April 3: The College Board released more information this afternoon about the upcoming AP at-home exams, including information on schedules, make-up exams, and more.
April 1: The University of California system announced today that they will relax the admission requirements for students, including the 2021 SAT ACT is not necessary. For students admitted in the fall of 2020, if the transcripts due to the next semester are not Letter grade, they will not affect admission results.
March 31: While the list of colleges that extended the deadline to confirm enrollment to June 1 exceeds 300, nearly 500 colleges are still maintaining the May 1 deposit deadline, including NYU, Boston University, Cal UCLA, University of Southern California, Duke University, University of Chicago and many more well-known institutions.
March 27: GRE and TOEFL exams with option to take at home
March 25: Boston University announced that the SAT ACT test is not required for students in the fall 2021 and spring 2022 semesters.
The University of Oregon will also make the SAT ACT optional for 2021 admissions this fall.
March 24: Tufts University announces that it will make the SAT ACT optional for three years beginning this fall in response to "extraordinary circumstances brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic."
March 23: IB exams scheduled for May this year have been cancelled. Students can still earn a diploma or program certificate.
March 21: Students taking the GRE will have the option to take the test at home.
The MCAT exam, scheduled for March 27 and April 4, has been cancelled.
Students taking the March LSAT will be automatically rescheduled for April 25.
March 20: The College Board announces that students will be able to take the 45-minute online exam at home this year. For each subject, there will be two different exam dates.
The Department for Education announced: "This year's summer exam series (including A levels, GCSEs and other qualifications and all qualifying exams) have been cancelled.
The international ACT test date has been postponed. The international ACT test dates of April 3 and 4 have been extended to June 13 and 14 in response to the coronavirus.
MIT has announced that starting with the 2020-21 admissions cycle, they will no longer use the SAT Subject Tests as part of the application process.
Case Western Reserve University has announced that the SAT ACT test is not required due to test cancellations due to the coronavirus.
March 16: The College Board announces that it will cancel the May 2 SAT test. They also announced that they are exploring options for May AP exams, including at-home options. More information will be released on March 20.
ACT has postponed the April 4 test to June 13.
Students and parents can visit the NACAC website for more information on school closures, extended deadlines, and more.
The following is a summary of the study abroad exam
SAT/ACT Cancellation
The College Board has canceled May and June SAT and SAT Subject test dates globally. This comes after the cancellation of SAT testing on March 14, 2020, in areas severely affected by the coronavirus.
After canceling the June exams, the College Board noted:
“We will be offering SAT weekend administration each month through the end of the year. This includes the new test dates in September and the previously planned October 3, August 29, November 7 and December 5. Start signing up."
The College Board has also previously said that if schools are unable to open in the fall, then it will conduct the SAT online.
Registration for the fall SAT date will open in May.
Students who have registered to cancel the June SAT and juniors who have not received SAT scores will have early access to priority registration for August, September and October. https://t.co/z3wEe2TdMj pic.twitter.com/nmPK7WhbPj
— College Board (@CollegeBoard) April 15, 2020
ACT also postponed the April 4 test to June 13. International ACT test dates have also been postponed, with international tests on April 3 and 4 pushed back to June 12 and 13.
Message from ACT: "Due to concerns over the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), ACT has rescheduled its April 4 national test date to June 13. All students registered for the April 4 test date will be Received an email that ACT will notify them within the next few days of the postponement and instructions regarding free rescheduling to June 13 or a future state test date."
AP Exam Updates
As for the AP exams, this year students will take the exams online from home. The exam will be in the form of Open Book and will take place from 11-22 May 2020.
Each exam is 45 minutes (plus 5 minutes for uploading the exam) and each subject has two exam dates – an initial date and a make-up date. Exams for each subject will be administered at the same time around the world. The exam is an Open Book, and students are not allowed to communicate or talk with anyone during the exam.
Since this exam will be administered online, students can use any device - smartphone, computer or tablet. The College Board recommends that students access the testing system 30 minutes before the start of the test to set it up.
The exam will only cover content that was already covered in most AP courses prior to March. Questions are also designed and managed in a way that prevents cheating. "We use a variety of digital security tools and techniques, including plagiarism detection software, to protect the integrity of our exams," the College Board stressed.
The College Board also offers free resources to help students prepare. Beginning March 25, students can take free AP review sessions taught by AP teachers.
AP exam scores are expected to be released on time in July.
IB courses and exams
The May 2020 IB exams have been cancelled.
According to the International Baccalaureate Organization: "Depending on what they have enrolled in, students will be awarded a diploma or program certificate."
Before announcing the cancellation of the exams, the IB extended the deadlines for IB course work as follows:
eCoursework early component deadline (15 March) extended to 12 April
Internal assessment deadline (20 April) extended to 20 May
MYP personal project and ePortfolio deadline (20 April) extended to 20 May
CAS completion entry deadline (1 June) extended to 3 July
Predicted grade entry for DP, CP and MYP is extended to 1 June
Externally assessed components for film, dance, music, theater and visual arts extended to 30 May
CP service learning and language development components to 1 June
Language A: literature school-supported, self-taught alternative oral to 30 May
Graduate Admissions Test Update
GRE: Students who register for the GRE can take the test at home. "Certain countries will begin taking the GRE General Test at home starting March 23 (13:00 UTC), and students can take the GRE at home starting Friday, March 27." In-person inspections are the same and will be monitored online by proctors.
TOEFL: Students can now also take the TOEFL test at home.
LSAT: All March LSAT registrations are automatically registered for the April 25 test in the community where the test was originally scheduled. If the location is not available, they will be automatically registered for the June exam at their location. They also waived late fees for April registrants. While no final decision has been made, they are exploring the option of possibly offering the exam online at home.
MCAT: The March 27 and April 4 MCAT exams have been cancelled. Students who have registered for a canceled exam will receive a full refund and may re-register at a later date. There are currently no plans to add additional testing dates, but they are monitoring the situation closely.
GMAT: The test has been suspended in many places around the world. For more information, visit the GMAC website.
This is a very sudden incident, so we hope that we can respond more quickly to provide parents and students with the fastest information. At Admission Success, we will work with you through this unexpected challenge, please contact us today.
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