{"id":6039,"date":"2020-04-23T14:35:53","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T18:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/?p=6039"},"modified":"2022-11-03T11:34:01","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T15:34:01","slug":"temporary-test-optional-policy-for-admissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/blog\/temporary-test-optional-policy-for-admissions\/","title":{"rendered":"Eckerd College adopts temporary test-optional policy for admissions"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”] [image_with_animation image_url=”6041″ alignment=”” animation=”Fade In” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”][vc_column_text]Eckerd hopes to mitigate stress for families of prospective students during the pandemic.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”padding-5-percent” column_padding_position=”right” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” el_class=”med_text” width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text]\n

Eckerd College applicants for admission in Fall 2021 and Fall 2022 will not be required to submit SAT or ACT scores for consideration.<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” top_padding=”32″ overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”padding-5-percent” column_padding_position=”right” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text]The COVID-19 pandemic has canceled many scheduled College Board and ACT test dates and also upended academic test preparations for many high school juniors and sophomores. This two-year test-optional pilot program will address those student concerns.<\/p>\n

\u201cFinding the right fit in a college is an exciting and important process for students and families, and it has become so much more challenging and anxiety provoking due to the coronavirus,\u201d said Vice President for Enrollment Management John Sullivan. \u201cBy going test-optional we hope to mitigate a small portion of this additional stress for our families and allow them to focus on other aspects of the college search.\u201d<\/p>\n

With this policy change, current high school juniors and sophomores are not required to submit SAT or ACT test scores to Eckerd; however, those who wish may share their scores with the College. In addition, admission counselors<\/a> are aware of the effect stay-at-home orders have had on students\u2019 extracurriculars and are planning to review all applications with the same holistic view they always have.<\/p>\n

Embracing a temporary test-optional program places Eckerd in the company of 33 of the 44 other Colleges That Change Lives<\/em> institutions<\/a>\u2014including Rhodes, Lawrence, Centre and St. Mary\u2019s colleges, as well as more than 1,000 other colleges and universities.<\/p>\n

Eckerd\u2019s test-optional pilot program was vetted by the faculty through its shared-governance committee structure and announced officially to all faculty on April 22. For a full list of test optional colleges and universities, visit fairtest.org<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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