Newly admitted 5C students look toward their addition to the Claremont community.
Tag: Test Optional
OPINION: Test scores don’t define us: Why test-optional must stay
After the faculty recommended a return to mandatory testing, Claremont McKenna College sits on the precipice of making an important decision: moving the admissions process to mandatory test submission after lifting the requirement due to national trends and worries of inequity sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic. In this important moment, Daniel Choi PO ’28 asks the institution to continue making efforts for equity by remaining committed to holistic admissions.
Test-optional policies are sticking around for 5C admissions
Although originally just a COVID-19-era necessity, test-optional admissions policies at the 5Cs may be sticking around. During the 2021-2022 admissions cycle, each of the 5Cs were test-optional, a pattern they shared with two- thirds of colleges and universities across the country. But even as classes resume in person, the 5Cs are taking a second look at their traditional testing requirements.
Pomona extends test-optional policy to fall 2024 admission cycle
Pomona College extended its test-optional policy through the fall 2024 admissions cycle, a three-year addition to its initial policy rollout.
CMC extends test-optional policy to fall 2022 application cycle
Claremont McKenna College announced an extension of its test optional policy until the fall 2022 admissions cycle.