Gabriela Enamorado/Staff Writer Since quarantine began, multiple universities across the country have decided to adopt a “test-optional” policy for standardized college admissions tests, such as the SAT and ACT. The University of California was one of the first first to make those tests optional due to the pandemic. Florida always likes to stand out and […]
Melanie Arougueti/Staff Writer Universities across the country should be paying attention to the University of California, which recently decided on suspending the SAT and the ACT until 2024. This will create a ripple of change in the admission process for undergraduate students who are in the midst of applying to universities while experiencing a pandemic. […]
Melanie Arougueti/Staff Writer During this global pandemic, new and alternate ways to learn have appeared. Many students are doing school online, attending video chats and organizing themselves with outlines and lists of work. People have realized that some of the contrivances we had in place aren’t as necessary as they may seem. The SAT is […]
Alyssa Elso/Staff Writer If the upcoming changes to the Bright Futures Scholarship Program were in effect now, 74 percent of FIU students would not qualify for the scholarship. Starting in the fall 2013 semester, Bright Futures will require high school students to score higher on the SAT and ACT exams in order to receive the […]
