By Ashley A. Smith. Many community college students with high grade point averages aren't transferring to four-year institutions, new research finds, a fact some of the nation's most selective universities want to change. More...

By Scott Jaschik. More top colleges drop requirement and University of California is studying the test, which College Board defends. Plus, more colleges go test optional; controversy over math scores on SAT. More...

By Scott Jaschik. The announcements keep coming -- Brown University will no longer require applicants to submit the essay portion of either the SAT or ACT. More...

By Scott Jaschik. The California Institute of Technology has announced that it is dropping a requirement that applicants submit the SAT or ACT writing test. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Math scores for June's examination leave many students in disbelief and frustration, blasting the power of curves. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Dartmouth College's Tuck School of Business is trying a new approach. Last month, it announced that it would henceforth look for applicants who possess four qualities: smart, nice, accomplished and aware. Most of the attention on Tuck's list has centered on the quality of being nice -- not necessarily something associated with the cutthroat world of M.B.A. students or the business world. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Princeton will now require applicants to submit a graded writing sample. Only 23 colleges now require the test. More...

By Scott Jaschik. Eight private schools in Washington area -- including St. Albans and Sidwell Friends -- announce they will stop offering Advanced Placement courses. More...

By Scott Jaschik. The University of Chicago stunned many in the admissions world this month when it announced that it was dropping its requirement that applicants take the SAT or ACT. Chicago's prestige and reputation for rigor attracted more attention to its decision than is typical for such announcements. More...