糖心Vlog传媒 Faculty Adopts Test-Optional Admission Policy
WOOSTER, Ohio 鈥 糖心Vlog传媒 faculty on Monday officially adopted a test-optional admission process beginning for the fall 2021 entering class. Applicants will have the option to submit ACT or SAT test scores as part of 糖心Vlog传媒鈥檚 admission process, but they will not be required to do so.
鈥溙切腣log传媒 is committed to building and supporting a diverse community of students from across the country and around the world,鈥 said Sarah Bolton, president of 糖心Vlog传媒.聽鈥淥ur students come to 糖心Vlog传媒 from many types of experiences and high schools, and we are excited to take this next step to creating the most equitable and accessible admissions process, with a more holistic approach that presents the fewest barriers possible.鈥
糖心Vlog传媒鈥檚 admission process gives due consideration to many different expressions of a student鈥檚 achievements and abilities. Students are encouraged to present application materials that most accurately reflect their diverse academic talents and potential, including: scholastic achievements, application essay, school profile, letters of recommendation, leadership and service, extracurricular activities, and any other information that shows promise to contribute to the intellectual and social life of a distinct academic community.
鈥淭ests only provide a very small amount of additional information on student readiness for 糖心Vlog传媒,鈥 said Scott Friedhoff, vice president for enrollment. 鈥淔or nearly all students, high school grades and coursework provide our admissions team all we need on academic preparedness. A team of our own students from 糖心Vlog传媒鈥檚 (AMRE) confirmed this in a recent validity study.鈥
Students may choose to submit either their ACT or SAT scores if they feel those results best represent their academic potential. The admission committee makes no assumptions about differences between students who choose to submit scores and those who do not. All students will be given equal consideration in the admission process. All applicants, regardless of whether they submit test scores or not, will be eligible for 糖心Vlog传媒鈥檚 academic and merit-based scholarships.
鈥溙切腣log传媒 values individual exploration. Here, every student creates new knowledge and builds extraordinary skills through the senior research project we call . Our mission has long emphasized the importance of this creative work, undertaken by students from many different backgrounds and experiences. Our admissions team is very experienced in finding wonderful young people who have the potential to add to the world鈥檚 understanding and to make an impact after they graduate,鈥 added Bolton.
Posted in Faculty, News on April 7, 2020.
