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今年因疫情影響,很多大學都陸續將申請的考試政策改為 “test optional”,我們整理了110+所大學官方的考試政策宣布,並附上官方連結,方便學生搜尋。
大學有哪些考試成績的遞交政策?
關於標化考試(Standardized test)SAT/ACT 考試成績,美國大學有以下這四種政策:
1. “Test Required” (要求遞交成績)
大部分的大學是這種制度,會要求學生遞交SAT或ACT成績才能申請。不過,所有大學都只會要求學生寄SAT或ACT其中一個考試的成績,不會有任何學校要求兩種的成績。
在這些test required的學校中,有些學校會要求學生每次考試的成績都需要遞交,所以如果有考差的成績還是需要給大學看,有些學校則讓學生選擇他想給大學看到的成績,學生就可以挑最高的那次或那幾次考試分數。
今年的耶魯大學就是 test required,要求學生遞交SAT/ACT成績,但學生可以選擇遞交最高的分數,
2. “Test Optional” (成績選擇性遞交)
這類的學校讓考試成績不是必要的遞交項目之一,學生可以選擇性遞交,所以SAT/ACT成績不好的學生常常會選擇這類的學校申請,但我之前的YouTube影片有提到,test-optional的學校其實並不會真的有較低的門檻讓學校變得比較好申請,而且如果學校是 test optional,學生有不錯的 SAT/ACT 成績是會加分的!
3. “Test Flexible” (有彈性的遞交成績)
這類的學校需要學生遞交課業 (GPA) 以外的成績,但除了 SAT 或 ACT 以外還會彈性提供其他方式。舉例來說,NYU 的入學考試規定中說到,學生除了 SAT 或 ACT 以外,學生也可以用 IB、AP、SAT2 等考試成績:
4. “Test Blind” (不看成績)
這類的學校不需要學生的 SAT/ACT 成績,即使學生遞交成績給學校,學校也不會納入考量。
新冠肺炎疫情對考試要求的影響
如文章所說,大部分的大學原本都是 test required。但今年新冠肺炎導致 SAT 跟 ACT 取消了今年三、四、及五月的 SAT,打亂了學生的考試計畫,雖然 College Board 跟 ACT 都相繼為今年下半年的考試日期跟方式作出調整,增加學生能及時完成SAT或ACT考試的機會,但這個臨時的調整還是會導致一些學生可能在今年遞出申請表截止日期之前來不及安排時間考試。為了應對學生計畫的改變跟降低學生的焦慮,今年已經有幾所大學宣布將從原本的 test required 改變為 test optional,讓受疫情影響的學生可以選擇不遞交成績,UC 加州州立大學就是在四月時率先宣布將取消 SAT/ACT 要求的的大學,將今年的 test required 政策改為 test optional:
下面我們整理出已經公告今年將改為 test optional 的大學,並附上官方連結,學生可以自行去官方網站查看細節。
不要求SAT/ACT成績 (Test Optional) 的大學清單 (116所)
這個清單照字母排列,學生也可以按 ctrl+f 或 cmd+f 快速搜尋你想申請的學校的考試政策公告:
(2020/06/22更新)
- Abilene Christian University (TX)(2021 only)
- Adelphi University (NY)(2021 only)
- Alabama A&M University (AL)(2021 only)
- Alabama State University (AL)(2021 only)
- Albion College (MI)(2021 only)
- Alfred University (NY)(2021 only)
- Amherst College (MA)(2020-2021)
- Anderson College (IN)(2021+)
- Arcadia University (PA)(2021+)
- Arizona State University (AZ) (2021 only) (註:目前學校只發email通知高中生,並未有正式公開公告)
- Auburn University (AL) (2021 only)
- Babson University (MA) (2021-2022)
- Baldwin Wallace University (OH)(2021 only)(minimum 3.0 HS GPA)
- Barnard College (NY)(2021 only)
- Barry University (FL) (All Applicants)
- Baylor University (TX)(2021 only)
- Beloit College (WI)(2021+)
- Bentley College (MA)(2021-2022)
- Berry College (GA)(2021+)
- Bethel University (MN)(All Applicants)
- Biola University (CA)(2021 only)
- Bluffton University (OH)(2021+)
- Boston University (MA) (2021-2022)
- Buena Vista University (IA)(2021 only)
- Bradley University (IL)(2021+)
- Brown University (RI)(2021 only)
- Bucknell University (PA)(2021 only)
- Butler University (IN)(All Applicants)
- Caldwell University (NJ)(2021-2024)
- California Lutheran University (CA)(All Applicants)
- California State University ALL Campuses (CA)(2021 only)
- Carleton College (MN) (2021 only)
- Carnegie Mellon University (PA)(2021 only)
- Carroll University (WI)(2021 only)
- Case Western Reserve University (OH)(2021)
- Centre College (KY)(2021-2024)
- Chapman University (CA)(2021+)
- Chestnut Hill (PA)(2021 only)
- Claremont-Mckenna (CA)(2021 only)
- Clarkson University (NY)(2020-2021)
- Coastal Carolina (SC)(2021 only for applicants with HS GPA of 3.5+)
- College of Charleston (SC)(2021 only)
- College of New Jeresy (NJ)(2021-2024)
- College of William & Mary (VA)(2021-2024)
- College of Saint Benedict (MN)(2021+)
- Colgate University (NY) (2021 only)
- Columbia University (NY) (2021 only)
- Cooper Union (NY)(2021 only)
- Corban University (OR)(2021 only)
- Cornell University (NY)(2020-2021 only)
- Creighton University (NE)(2021 only)
- Dartmouth College (NH)(2021+)
- Davidson College (NC)(2021-2024)
- Dominican University (CA)(2021 only)
- Drexel University (PA)(2021+)
- Drury University (MO)(2021 only)
- Eastern Washington University (WA)(2021+)
- Duke University (IL)(2021 only)
- Eckerd College (FL)(2021 only)
- Elon University (NC)(2021-2024)
- Fordham University (NY)(2021-2022)
- George Fox University (OR)(2021+)
- Gonzaga University (WA)(2021 only)
- Grand Valley State University (MI)(2021)
- Greenville University (IL)(2021 only)
- Grinnell College (IA)(2021 only)
- Hamilton University (NY) (2021-2022)
- Hampden-Sydney College (VA)(2021 only)
- Harvard University (MA)(2021 only)
- Haverford College (PA)(2021-2024)
- Hawai’i Pacific University (HI)(2021-2024)
- Hollins University (VA)(2021 only)
- Humboldt State University (CA) (2021 only)
- Husson University (ME)(2021+)
- Illinois State University (IL)(2021+)
- Indiana Tech (IN) (2021+)
- Indiana University Northwest (CA)(2020-2021)
- John Hopkins University (MD)(2021 only)
- Kenyon College (OH)(2021 only)
- Lafayette College (PA)(2021 only)
- Lamar University (TX)(2021+)
- Lawrence Technological University (MI)(2021 only)
- Lehigh University (PA)(2021 only)
- Loyola Maramount University (CA)(2021 only)
- Loyola University New Orleans (LA)(Test-Blind)
- Luther College (IA) (2021 only)
- Macalester College (MN)(2021+)(Application Fee Required)
- Marietta College (OH)(2021-2022)
- Mars Hill University (NC)(2021 only)
- Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MA)(2021 only)
- Meredith College (NC)(2021 only)
- Michigan State University (MI)(2021 only)
- Middlebury College (VT)(2021-2023)
- Missouri Western State University (MO) (All Applicants)
- Montana State University (MT)(2021 only with HS GPA of 3.0+)
- Mount Mercy University (IA)(2020-2021)
- Murray State University (KT)(2020-2021)
- Neumann University (PA)(2021+)
- New York Institute of Technology (NY)(2021 only)
- Northeastern University (MA)(2021-2022)
- Northwestern University (NC)(2021 only)
- Oakland University (MI)(2021 only)
- Oberlin College (OH)(2021-2024)
- Occidental College (CA)(2021 only)
- Ohio University (OH)(2021+)
- Olin College of Engineering (MA)(2021 only)
- Pennsylvania State University (PA)(2021 only)
- Pomona College (CA)(2021 only)
- Portland State University (OR)(All Applicants)
- Princeton University (NJ)(2021 only)
- Regis University (CO)(2021+)
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY)(2021 only)
- Rhodes College (TN)(2021-2024)
- Rice University (TX)(2021 only)
- Rochester Insitute of Technology (NY)(2021+)
- Rutgers University (NJ)(2021 only)
- Saint John’s University (MN)(2021+)
- Santa Clara University (CA)(2021-2022 only)
- San Diego State University (CA)(2021 only)
- San Francisco State University (CA)(2021 only)
- San Jose State University (CA)(2021 only)
- Scripps College (CA)(All Applicants)
- Simmons University(MA)(2021 only)
- Sonoma State University (Ca)(Test Blind 2021)
- Stanford University (CA)(2021 only)
- Seattle University (WA)(2021+)
- St. Edwards University (TX)(2021+)
- St. Olaf (MN)(All Applicants)
- Swathmore College (PA)(2021-2022)
- Texas Christian (TX)(2021 only)
- Texas Lutheran University (TX)(2021 only)
- Texas Tech University (TX)(2021 only)
- Trinity University (TX)(2021-2024)
- Troy University (Al)(2021+)
- Tufts University (MA)(2021-2024)
- Tulane University (LA)(2021 only)
- Oregon State University (OR)(2021+)
- University of Alaska, Fairbanks (AK)(2021 only)
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)(Test Optional until 2022, Test Blind 2022+)
- University of California, Davis (CA)(Test Optional until 2022, Test Blind 2022+)
- University of California, Irvine (CA)(Test Optional until 2022, Test Blind 2022+)
- University of California, Los Angeles (CA)(Test Optional until 2022, Test Blind 2022+)
- University of California, Riverside (CA)(Test Optional until 2022, Test Blind 2022+)
- University of California, San Diego (CA)(Test Optional until 2022, Test Blind 2022+)
- University of California, San Francisco (CA)(Test Optional until 2022, Test Blind 2022+)
- University of California, Santa Barbara (CA)(Test Optional until 2022, Test Blind 2022+)
- University of Chicago (IL)(2021+)
- University of Cincinnati (OH)(2021 only)
- University of Connecticut (PN)(2021-2024)
- University of the Cumberlands (KY)(2021+)
- University of Dallas (TX)(2021 only)
- University of Delaware (DE)(2021 only)
- University of Hawai’i Manoa (HI)(2021 only)
- University of Illinois – Chicago (IL)(2021 only)
- University of Illinois – Springfield (IL)(2021 only)
- University of Louisville (KY)(2021 only)
- University of Memphis (TN)(2021 only)
- University of Miami (FL)(2021 only)
- University of Mobile (AL)(2021+)(Minimum HS GPA of 2.75)
- University of Montana (MT)(2021 only)
- University of New England (ME)(2021+)
- University of Oregon (OR)(2021+)
- University of Pennsylvania (PA)(2021 only)
- University of Richmond (VA)(2021 only)
- University of San Diego (CA)(2021+)
- University of St. Francis (IL)(2021 only)
- University of Tulsa (OK)(2021 only)
- (USC)University of Southern California – Los Angeles (CA)(2021 only)
- University of Southern Indiana (IN)(2021+)
- University of Washington (WA)(2021 only)
- UNT Dallas (TX)(2021 only)
- Vassar College (NY)(2020-2021)
- Villanova University (PA)(2021 only)
- Virginia Tech (VA)(2021 only)
- Washington and Lee University (VA)(2021 only)
- Washington University in St. Louis (MO)(2021 only)
- Wellesley College (MA)(2021 only)
- Western Michigan University (MI)(2021 only)
- West Virginia Wesleyan (WV) (2021 only)
- Widener University (PA)(2021 only)
- William Woods University (MO)(2021 only)
- Williams College (MA)(2021 only)
- Wooster College (OH)(2021+)
- Yale University (CT)(2021 only)
- Youngstown State University (OH)(2021 only)
如果你的學校在這個清單內,你接下來該怎麼做?
如果你的學校的申請規則全部都在這個清單內,你的標化考試的考試制度都是 test optional。如果是這樣,我們整理出你該做的四件事情:
- SAT/ACT 不硬性規定之後變成選考項目,對有能力在 SAT/ACT 考得好的學生來說應對方式不變:我們建議學生還是把 SAT/ACT 考好,讓考試幫你加分。雖然學生可以選擇不遞交成績,但遞交好的 SAT/ACT 分數可以幫學生加分,這種情況當然建議學生還是考 SAT/ACT,把好的一面呈現給學校,不要用疫情當藉口。
- 目前為止很多學校還是要求 SAT/ACT 分數,所以如果 1) SAT/ACT 是你瓶頸,永遠考不考,而且 2) 打算只申請 UC 跟 Cal State 學校,那你可以考慮不考 SAT/ACT(但只申請 UC 跟 Cal State 學校是很不好的申請策略)。
- SAT/ACT 是有一些考試的技巧,但在 SAT/ACT 的核心是英文(分析)跟數學(邏輯)能力。考量學生在高中之後至少還有在大學四年的學習時間,在高中達到一定的分析跟邏輯能力,對在大學有好表現以及培養長遠的學習能力來說還是很有必要的。Ivy-Way 的 SAT 學生上完課都會說 Ivy-Way 的 “SAT 課” 對他們的英文幫助非常大,學了很多學校沒教到的英文,這些英文跟數學知識如果因為不考 SAT 而沒學習到,導致日後上了大學跟不上,是很可惜的。
- 一些學生可能可以規劃利用本來要花在 SAT/ACT 上的時間在其他項目上,但很多高中生常常會規劃錯誤,如去落後國家做志工、去美國上暑期課、或做不符合程度的實驗或實習,這些對 99.9% 學生來說是浪費時間也浪費錢,最後還得不到預期加分效果的項目。想選擇這樣的安排的學生務必要跟大學顧問了解一下其中的利弊,及其他更合適的時間安排。
簡單來說:強烈建議還是去準備去考啦!
如果你的學校不在這個清單內,你接下來該怎麼做?
如果你想申請的學校全都不在這個清單內,所以全部都是 test required,那當然你必須照正常方式準備,透過高的 SAT/ACT 分數證明你的實力,證明你比其他學生厲害,你才有更高的機會入學。
總結
學生的邏輯應該是:“盡量考好 SAT/ACT,但如果考不好沒關係,可以不遞交”,而不是 “現在直接選擇不準備也不考”。疫情這個藉口是可以當你的 “免死金牌”,但如果你把 SAT/ACT 考好了,你得到的則是 “王牌”,就看你要哪張牌了!?
學生如果不確定該怎麼做可以跟我們留言,我們會幫您分析您的情況給您最合適的建議喔!
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