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Columbia University has announced that applicants for the 2027–28 admissions cycle will be required to submit SAT or ACT scores, making it the final Ivy League institution to return to a test-required admissions policy.
More and more colleges are going test-optional, some even score-free; one wonders if submitting your scores is the intelligent thing to do.
The 2023-24 Common App essay prompts are here, and they are exactly the same as last year’s. Here are the essay prompts.
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