Cornell Test Required starting 2026

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid is 2026 applying. It will be hard for these kids as they won’t know the 25/50/75 for SAT scores .

You look at 2019, the last year before test optional.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid is 2026 applying. It will be hard for these kids as they won’t know the 25/50/75 for SAT scores .

ridic

It will be hard to determine target reach and safety

I mean, hasn’t that been the case (difficulty determining target, reach, and safety) during this post-pandemic last few years anyway? Doesn’t seem like that translates into a difference.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid is 2026 applying. It will be hard for these kids as they won’t know the 25/50/75 for SAT scores .

You look at 2019, the last year before test optional.

I would say do that for every college.

[Anonymous]

The Aunt Beckys of the world are going to have to start ponying up $$ again to get their mediocre children sufficient test scores to get into good colleges.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid is 2026 applying. It will be hard for these kids as they won’t know the 25/50/75 for SAT scores .

You look at 2019, the last year before test optional.

But only if computer adaptive SAT has same scores as older version, have a feeling 26 will apply to even more colleges that this years 24

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Aunt Beckys of the world are going to have to start ponying up $$ again to get their mediocre children sufficient test scores to get into good colleges.

? as opposed to the Aunt Karens who thought their mediocre student could get in TO?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid is 2026 applying. It will be hard for these kids as they won’t know the 25/50/75 for SAT scores .

You look at 2019, the last year before test optional.

But only if computer adaptive SAT has same scores as older version, have a feeling 26 will apply to even more colleges that this years 24

What do you mean? Thanks

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid is 2026 applying. It will be hard for these kids as they won’t know the 25/50/75 for SAT scores .

ridic

It will be hard to determine target reach and safety

Not hard for me

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Aunt Beckys of the world are going to have to start ponying up $$ again to get their mediocre children sufficient test scores to get into good colleges.

? as opposed to the Aunt Karens who thought their mediocre student could get in TO?

Quite a few mediocre students probably did get in TO. If you have a bunch of kids with similar GPAs from very heterogenous high schools, how else do you choose in the absence of test scores?

[Anonymous]

Which colleges at Cornell?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:TO is over. Kids graduating 2025 have the last pass. Freshmen and Sophomores better get some tutoring!

Test Optional is definitely over. The TO zealots are gonna have to face the music.

80% of schools are still TO for 2025 admissions. How many more schools will change to "TO is over" by 2026 admission cycle? Would top 50-100 schools follow the trend?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Which colleges at Cornell?

All colleges at Cornell per the announcement.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:^^^One can hope the remainder of the country will follow!!!

Why does it matter if schools do TO or not? Do you think your kid is being penalized?

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Test optional does penalize kids with high scores because kids get in test optional that would not get in if they had to show scores.

This. TO gave a huge advantage to kids who attend grade inflating, easy A high schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid is 2026 applying. It will be hard for these kids as they won’t know the 25/50/75 for SAT scores .

You look at 2019, the last year before test optional.

But only if computer adaptive SAT has same scores as older version, have a feeling 26 will apply to even more colleges that this years 24

What do you mean? Thanks

The 2019 scores are from the paper SAT. How do we know that the computer adaptive one and the old paper one are 1:1?

[Anonymous]

A little late for the announcement.