Columbia University now allows admission without the SAT and ACT exams

Previously, applicants could not refuse the standardized SAT and ACT tests if they wanted to enter a prestigious American university. But now everything has changed, you can now enter Columbia University in New York without tests, reports World News Eras.

The vast majority of community colleges do not request SAT and ACT scores. However, prestigious private schools, in particular Ivy League colleges, have always demanded them.

In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was impossible to pass these tests, so most universities allowed students to enter without them. But it was supposed to be a temporary measure.

According to the organization fair test, more than 1 colleges do not require Fall 800 applicants to take SAT and ACT tests. Among them is Columbia University, the first Ivy League college to eliminate tests.

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Temporary measure became permanent

Columbia University first began enrolling non-SAT and ACT students in 2020. And then extended the validity of this decision for several more years. And yet he does not intend to return to the requirement of tests.

Applicants who pass the tests will have no priority over those who fail the SAT and ACT. The test cancellation policy applies to Columbia College and the Fu Foundation's School of Engineering and Applied Science.

“Representation of test results will be considered as additional information. There are many other factors that we will consider when enrolling a student,” the university said.

Bob Schaeffer, director of public education at FairTest, supported Columbia University's decision.

“Columbia confirms that fair admission decisions can be made without taking into account the results of standardized examinations,” Schaeffer said. “FairTest expects other schools that have canceled the ACT/SAT during the COVID pandemic to stick to this policy for the long haul.”