It's about taking challenging academic courses and developing a genuine love for learning. Those are things ACT and SAT scores don't even begin to measure. |
When people are spending thousands of dollars on test preparation, something is wrong with the system. |
When we saw Kim take this stand on very principled grounds, really taking some risks, it really resonated with us. Just this past year we took the bold step of becoming a test optional college. It's a growing trend particularly among more select colleges to move beyond test scores. It's really a response to this world that is increasingly obsessed with testing at all levels. Teaching to a test has become more important than learning. |