Since things are changing on a daily basis, I’ve decided to start posting brief updates here.
Harvard and MIT sue Homeland Security and ICE over new international student regulation: https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2020/7/8/harvard-mit-sue-immigration-authorities/
Pomona and Scripps Colleges will remain exclusively online this fall: https://www.pomona.edu/coronavirus/updates/posts/plans-fall-semester-7820; www.scrippscollege.edu/news/campus-news/...
June 26, 2020: Berkeley Law will be completely online for the fall 2020 term: https://www.law.com/2020/06/26/berkeley-law-announces-fully-remote-fall-due-to-covid-19/
June 25, 2020: University of Pennsylvania will welcome students back to campus this fall with a hybrid educational model and a number of stipulations: https://penntoday.upenn.edu/announcements/message-community-about-penns-plans-fall-semester
June 23, 2020: ACT adds additional fall test dates: https://leadershipblog.act.org/2020/06/act-adds-new-fall-2020-national-test.html?m=1
June 23, 2020: Virginia Tech adopts the Common App! https://vt.edu/admissions/undergraduate/apply.html
June 22, 2020: University of Michigan will begin classes on campus on August 31, 2020 with modifications: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=rm&ogbl#inbox/FMfcgxwJWXRkhzvRhMzPppBXSdgQVrxD
June 19, 2020: Princeton moves to one deadline: January 1, 2021: https://admission.princeton.edu/how-apply/covid-19-update
June 19, 2020: UC Berkeley announces its plans for the fall semester: https://news.berkeley.edu/2020/06/17/uc-berkeley-announces-plans-for-fall-semester/
June 18, 2020: And … finally … Princeton joins the test-optional movement: https://admission.princeton.edu/how-apply/covid-19-update
June 17, 2020: Stanford goes test optional. https://admission.stanford.edu/announcements/
June 15, 2020: Harvard goes test optional. https://college.harvard.edu/about/news-announcements/admissions-application-considerations-class-2025
June 12, 2020: Here’s a handy link from Applerouth Tutoring Services summarizing the upcoming changes to the ACT, which will commence in September 2020: https://www.applerouth.com/actchanges.php?
June 12, 2020: Yale goes test optional: https://news.yale.edu/2020/06/12/test-optional-policy-announced-2020-2021-undergraduate-admissions-cycle
June 9, 2020: Elon and Penn State go test optional for fall 2021 term: http://www.statecollege.com/news/local-news/penn-state-makes-sat-act-scores-optional-for-summer-and-fall-2021-admissions,1483410/. https://www.thetimesnews.com/news/20200609/elon-university-goes-sat--act-optional
June 9, 2020: Elon and Guilford will hold in-person classes in the fall, but with modifications: https://www.greensboro.com/news/education/guilford-and-elon-announce-major-campus-changes-for-the-fall-semester/article_845e5255-3997-540c-98e0-acf75c7c7c76.html
June 8, 2020: Johns Hopkins University goes test optional for the 2020-2021 application cycle. https://apply.jhu.edu/standardized-test-information/
June 8, 2020: Cal Tech places a two-year moratorium on both the requirement and the consideration of standardized tests! http://admissions.divisions.caltech.edu/apply/first-yearfreshman-applicants/standardized-tests
June 5, 2020: University of Virginia goes test optional for the 2020-2021 application cycle. https://www.cbs19news.com/story/42212891/uva-says-sat-act-test-scores-not-needed-to-apply-for-fall-2021
June 4, 2020: University of Pennsylvania goes test optional for the 2020-2021 application cycle. https://penntoday.upenn.edu/announcements/university-pennsylvania-will-be-test-optional-2020-21
June 4, 2020: Harvard Law School announces that instruction will remain online for the Fall 2020 semester. https://www.law.com/2020/06/03/harvard-law-will-remain-online-only-for-fall-semester/
June 3, 2020: Dartmouth College goes test optional for the 2020-2021 application cycle. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-03/dartmouth-scraps-sat-act-admission-requirements-for-one-year
June 2, 2020: Columbia University goes test optional for the 2020-2021 application cycle. https://undergrad.admissions.columbia.edu/content/revised-testing-policy-2020-2021
June 1, 2020: College Board scraps plans to administer online test in 2020; pleads with colleges to be flexible in admissions. https://www.collegeboard.org/releases/2020/cb-asks-colleges-show-flexibility-admissions-reduce-stress-students-challenges-universal-access-sat-coronavirus-pandemic
