UMD to remain test-optional through 2025
The new extension adds two more years of test-optional admissions.
College applicants say UMD’s test-optional policy is more inclusive
The university extended the test optional opportunity to the 2022 and 2023 application cycles.
UMD to monitor students to decide if test-optional applications should be permanent
The study will take place during the 2022 and 2023 semesters.
UMD extends test-optional applications until 2023
The extension is part of an effort to increase access to the university.
It’s time to permanently scrap standardized testing requirements for college admissions
Colleges need to make test-optional or test-blind admissions permanent, even after the pandemic.
UMD makes SAT, ACT scores optional, citing testing barriers due to COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic may make it difficult for applicants to complete the exams, according to a fact sheet from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.
The College Board only makes educational inequality worse
It's time to end the College Board's power over college admissions.
College admissions should be fair. Standardization is the answer.
The SAT and ACT are not equitable standards.