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NYU changes test policy for Class of 2010

•  Posted by Sarah Ziegler on April 22nd, 2009 in Admissions
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Students applying for admission at NYU for the fall of 2010 now have multiple choices in satisfying the university’s standardized test requirement. In the past, applicants were required to submit scores from either the SAT Reasoning Test or the ACT with Writing, plus two SAT Subject Tests. Now, students can meet NYU’s testing requirement by choosing among the following five options:
* SAT Reasoning Test plus two SAT Subject Tests,
* ACT with Writing,
* SAT Reasoning Test plus two AP Tests,
* Three SAT Subject Tests (one in English Literature or History, one in Math or Science, and one of the student’s choice; Foreign Language tests will not be considered), or
* Three AP Tests (one in English, History, or Social Science; one in Math or Science; and one of the student’s choice; Foreign Language tests will not be considered).

NYU joins a growing number of colleges that are rethinking their standardized test policies. FairTest, a national organization that advocates for limited and appropriate uses of standardized testing, tracks colleges that deemphasize the SAT or ACT tests in admissions. Read more about NYU’s new testing policy here, including the rationale behind the switch.

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