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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From the email:

Brown will continue to offer its Early Decision option, which is attractive to prospective students and has contributed to efforts to enroll an undergraduate class that is both highly qualified and diverse.

Starting with next year’s application cycle (effective for the Class of 2029), Brown will reinstate the requirement that applicants for first-year admission submit standardized tests scores (the SAT or ACT, except in the rare circumstance when these tests are not available to a student). This will accompany enhanced communications to students and school counselors emphasizing that test scores are interpreted in the context of a student’s background and educational opportunities.

Current practices for applicants with family connections — including “legacies” and children of faculty and staff — will remain unchanged while we continue to consider a range of complex questions raised by the committee and seek more input from our community.

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Have no issue with them doing it but very later notification since most who are planning on taking it already signed up. No open slots by us testing unless you drive 2+ hours - (not CA) - would only have the potential August slot open- they have half the amount of locations they had in the past since not as many students are taking it.

Not a lot of time for kids to now study with AP tests etc. [/quote]
People take these tests in senior year all the time. That is the norm in this country. Not too late at all to sign up if you are in 11th now.[/quote]

There are no Sat dates past June in our area - there is supposed to be one in August and then one sometime in October- kind of late when the common spoons in August and ED for brown is 11/1- you might not have your October score back before ED is due.

Pre covid the latest high performer  kids took it in our area was May - and the August was only used if they were trying to study just one area to increase their super score. Most took SAT around same time as PSAT - would try and qualify for National Merit.[/quote]
Registration for 2024-25 test dates (beginning with August) does not open until May/June.

Oct is in plenty of time for Brown ED. Scores are released 13 days after the test. The test is 10/5/24.[/quote]

Do scores come back less than two weeks before you have to submit an ED decision. Not ideal - but I guess that is what some students will have to do.[/quote]

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