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...tests, but getting rid of them is unfortunately not a viable option.The good news is that debate about the importance of standardized testing in college admissions finally seems to be spreading to those with the power to reform the system. Indeed, at the National Association for College Admissions Counseling (NACAC) Conference held last week, discussion about the importance of standardized testing took the limelight. And NACAC is taking action—it formed a Commission on the Use of Standardized Tests in Undergraduate Admission, chaired by Harvard Dean of Admissions William R. Fitzsimmons ’67, which will issue...
...implications are sufficiently alarming that NACAC will vote at its national conference in early October to ban extreme early admissions at its over 2,000 member colleges...
...Among students, the rush to apply to colleges before senior year is only building. NACAC says 58% of colleges offering early decision reported an increase in those applications in 2005, while 80% of those that offer nonbinding early action programs saw a jump...
...like locking in your prom date early," says Fox, who is also chair of NACAC's admission practices committee. "When you've found the right one, you're ready. I try to share their excitement, but I wish they'd taken more time to consider all their other options...
...changing the rules, Harvard may succeed in opening its gates wider to kids who don't get to spend their junior years perfecting their essays. NACAC and other colleges aren't pushing to end early admissions altogether. But after its vote in October, the shouts of "I got in!" may have to wait at least until senior year begins...