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Three changes Penn made to its application this year — and what they mean for applicants
“The more things change, the more things stay the same,” Taylor said describing changes to admissions practices.
How Penn’s test-optional policy has impacted students’ test scores
Brian Taylor, a managing partner of the college counseling service Ivy Coach, said that Penn has one of the lower submission rates because of what he called "squeakers."
‘On its last legs’: How Penn is quietly refining its legacy admissions policy
Taylor said the Operation Varsity Blues scandal has also helped put legacy admissions "on its last legs."
Penn extends test-optional policy to 2022-2023 admissions cycle
“If one kid has great test scores and one kid has no test scores, all else being equal, the kid with great test scores will win every time over the kid with no test scores," Managing Director of Ivy Coach Brian Taylor told The Daily Pennsylvanian.
Experts worry that Penn’s test-optional application process will benefit wealthier students
Taylor urges students to do whatever it takes to submit scores despite the cancellation of several SAT and ACT tests this year.
University of California will end use of SAT, ACT in admissions entirely by fall 2025
Taylor said there is a clear distinction between test-optional policies and policies that do not allow the submission of test scores at all.
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