Nicole LaPorte
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 3
- Latest publication
- Sep 15, 2026
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- Aug 4, 2026
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Who Wins and Who Loses When Colleges Require Applicants Submit SAT or ACT Scores? (opens the original)
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This summer, the debate over whether standardized testing should be required (again) in college admissions ignited a national discussion when faculty members at the University of California, Berkeley, wrote an open letter asking the UC system to bring back testing six years after officials made the decision to go test blind. A more severe measure than the test-optional policy that the vast majority of institutions adopted during the pandemic, test blind means that even if a student submits an AC
The Best Little University in Texas (opens the original)
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Is there any way to make the college application process easier—and still get into a dream school? We have some ideas. The first ever Town & Country college summit, an exclusive event for the magazine’s premium members in New York City, will bring together everything and everyone we know about applications, admissions, and yes, the anxiety of it all. More details here. “SMU put banners around Quincy Market?” Boston College football coach Bill O’Brien was irked. It was November 2025, a few days b
Will 2027 Be the Most Volatile Year Yet for College Admissions? (opens the original)
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Last month, just weeks after this year’s college admissions season came to a close, Yale University announced that it was doing away with its “test flexible” standardized testing policy, which allowed applicants to choose between submitting scores from a range of exams, including the Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate. (Previously, Yale was briefly test-optional.) But starting this fall, the venerable school is going back to the tried and true standard of making all applicants ta
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