Christopher Newport University goes "test optional"
An a propos question came in through our U Advisor service today:
M.P. from California asked "I'm a high school Junior, don't know what I'm going to study, but what standardized tests should I take?"
Great question whose answer gets exacerbated (SAT word) by the fact that more schools keep going "test-optional."
On the list of those going some sort of test-optional is Christopher Newport University in Virginia. (NOTE: School with rapidly growing reputation. Nice size -- under 5000 -- great location -- Newport News, VA.)
The school's President, Paul Trible, stated in a news release that the move was because " high school GPAs are a much better indicator of how a student will do academically at CNU than SAT scores."
Among those smiling? Friend of U Sphere and founder of The National Center for Fair and Open Testing, Bob Schaeffer. Their web site finds 740 universities and colleges that do not require the SAT or ACT for admission.
M.P. from California asked "I'm a high school Junior, don't know what I'm going to study, but what standardized tests should I take?"
Great question whose answer gets exacerbated (SAT word) by the fact that more schools keep going "test-optional."
On the list of those going some sort of test-optional is Christopher Newport University in Virginia. (NOTE: School with rapidly growing reputation. Nice size -- under 5000 -- great location -- Newport News, VA.)
The school's President, Paul Trible, stated in a news release that the move was because " high school GPAs are a much better indicator of how a student will do academically at CNU than SAT scores."
Among those smiling? Friend of U Sphere and founder of The National Center for Fair and Open Testing, Bob Schaeffer. Their web site finds 740 universities and colleges that do not require the SAT or ACT for admission.
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