The following is a list of 100 colleges and information about which
tests they want their applicants to take. Notice that most liberal arts
colleges do not require any SAT 2’s and many do not require the
SAT/ACT either. Most public universities require the SAT/ACT but do not
require any SAT 2’s.
Note also that many schools we work with have not submitted any SAT
2’s to those schools and have still been admitted. Cornell has different
rules for each of its seven colleges, as well as for some of the
programs within those colleges. Also, many schools do not have a
requirement but some majors do. For example, if you are planning to
major in Engineering, Business, or Pre-med, you should submit a Math
SAT 2. Pre-med students should also submit a science SAT.
Finally, notice that all colleges accept ACT scores as well as or instead
of the SAT, and often instead of both the SAT and the SAT 2. Overall, the
purpose of this list is to get you to realize that there are many, many
schools that will look at your grades, your recommendations, and your
extra-curricular activities and will look at your standardized tests only if
they will help your application. Of course, you should check on a
specific college’s web site to verify the requirements.
tests they want their applicants to take. Notice that most liberal arts
colleges do not require any SAT 2’s and many do not require the
SAT/ACT either. Most public universities require the SAT/ACT but do not
require any SAT 2’s.
Note also that many schools we work with have not submitted any SAT
2’s to those schools and have still been admitted. Cornell has different
rules for each of its seven colleges, as well as for some of the
programs within those colleges. Also, many schools do not have a
requirement but some majors do. For example, if you are planning to
major in Engineering, Business, or Pre-med, you should submit a Math
SAT 2. Pre-med students should also submit a science SAT.
Finally, notice that all colleges accept ACT scores as well as or instead
of the SAT, and often instead of both the SAT and the SAT 2. Overall, the
purpose of this list is to get you to realize that there are many, many
schools that will look at your grades, your recommendations, and your
extra-curricular activities and will look at your standardized tests only if
they will help your application. Of course, you should check on a
specific college’s web site to verify the requirements.
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What Colleges Require:
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| College American University Amherst Bard Barnard Bates Boston College Boston University* Bowdoin Brown Bryn Mawr** CalTech Carleton Carnegie Mellon Clark Colby Colgate Columbia Connecticut College Cornell*** Dartmouth Davidson Denison Dickinson Duke Emerson Emory Franklin & Marshall George Washington Georgetown Gettysburg Grinnell Hamilton**** Hampshire Harvard Haverford Hobart & William Smith Indiana University Johns Hopkins Kenyon Lafayette Lehigh Macalaster Middlebury MIT Mt. Holyoke Muhlenberg Northeastern Northwestern Notre Dame NYU Oberlin Occidental Penn State Pepperdine Pitzer***** Pomona Princeton Reed Rice Rollins Sarah Lawrence Skidmore Smith Stanford Swarthmore Syracuse Trinity Tufts Tulane UC- Berkeley UC- San Diego UC- Santa Barbara UCLA Union U of Chicago U of Colorado U of Connecticut U of Delaware U of Florida U of Georgia U of Maryland U of Massachusetts U of Miami U of Michigan U of North Carolina U of Pennsylvania U of Rochester U of Texas U of Vermont U of Virginia U of Washington U of Wisconsin USC Vanderbilt Vassar Washington University Wesleyan William and Mary Williams Yale |
| SAT/ACT Either Either Optional Either Optional Either Either Optional Either Either Either Either Either Either Either Either Either Optional Either Either Either Optional Optional Either Either Either Optional Either Either Optional Either Either Optional Either Either Optional Either Either Either Either Either Either Either Either Optional Optional Either Either Either Either Either Either Either Either Optional Either Either Optional Either Optional Optional Either Either Either Either EIther Optional Either Either Either Either Either Either Optional Either Either Either Either Either Either Either Either Either Either Either Either Either Either Either Either Either Either Either Either Either Either Either Either Either Either |
| SAT Subject Tests Optional SAT-2, ACT-0 Optional SAT-2, ACT-0 Optional SAT-2, ACT-0 SAT-2, ACT-0 Optional SAT-2, ACT-0 SAT-2, ACT-0 Math 2 & a Science Optional Two with either test Optional Optional Optional Two with either test Optional ** See below Two with either test SAT-Math and 1 other Optional Optional SAT-2, ACT-0 Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Two with either test SAT-2, ACT-0 Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional 3 instead of ACT/SAT Math & a Science Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional SAT-0 ACT-0, 3 otherwise Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional SAT-2, ACT-0 Two with either test Optional Two with either test Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional SAT-2, ACT-0 Optional Optional SAT-2, ACT-0 Optional Two with either test Optional Two with either test Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional SAT-2, ACT-0 Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional Optional SAT-2, ACT-0 Optional SAT-2, ACT-0 Optional Three with either test SAT-2, ACT-0 |
| Score Choice Policy Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice No Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice No Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice No Score Choice No Score Choice Score Choice No Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice No Score Choice No Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice No Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice No Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Best *Sitting Score* Score Choice Score Choice No Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice No Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice No Score Choice Score Choice No Score Choice Score Choice No Score Choice Score Choice No Score Choice No Score Choice No Score Choice No Score Choice No Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice No Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice No Score Choice Best *Sitting Score* Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice Score Choice No Score Choice |
*** Cornell has the following requirements:
Agriculture and Life Sciences
Architecture
Arts and Sciences
Engineering
Hotel Administration
Human Ecology
Industrial and Labor Relations
Agriculture and Life Sciences
Architecture
Arts and Sciences
Engineering
Hotel Administration
Human Ecology
Industrial and Labor Relations
Optional
Math
Two
Math & a Science
Math
Math and 1 other
Math with SAT, none with ACT
Math
Two
Math & a Science
Math
Math and 1 other
Math with SAT, none with ACT
**** Hamilton allows you to substitute an SAT or an ACT with three exams of your choice, which
must include a quantitative test, a verbal or writing test, and a third of your choice.
must include a quantitative test, a verbal or writing test, and a third of your choice.
***** Pitzer is test-optional for students who are in the top 10% of their class, or who have an
unweighted GPA of 3.50 or higher by the application deadline. If you do not meet these
requirements, you may submit two exams in place of the SAT or ACT: one recent junior or senior
year graded, analytical writing sample from a humanities or social science course, AND one
mathematics examination, preferably a final or end-of-semester exam in the most advanced
mathematics course possible (at least the algebra II level.
unweighted GPA of 3.50 or higher by the application deadline. If you do not meet these
requirements, you may submit two exams in place of the SAT or ACT: one recent junior or senior
year graded, analytical writing sample from a humanities or social science course, AND one
mathematics examination, preferably a final or end-of-semester exam in the most advanced
mathematics course possible (at least the algebra II level.
Best "sitting score" means that the college considers scores from your single highest test date.
* Boston University requires SAT II (subject tests) for accelerated programs only. Most
programs do not require any SAT IIs.
programs do not require any SAT IIs.
** Bryn Mawr allows you to submit the SAT I with two SAT IIs (subject tests) OR the SAT I with
AP tests in two different disciplines.
AP tests in two different disciplines.