Below is an archive of news articles and a fact sheet that will provide a comprehensive overview of the College's decision to de-emphasize standardized tests in the admission process. Email Admission with questions, comments, or concerns.
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- NY Times: MHC, Other Top Schools Drop SAT
New York Times
August 31, 2006 - Inside Higher Ed on MHC and SAT-Optional
Inside Higher Ed
May 26, 2006 - LA Times Editorial Notes MHC SAT Policy
Los Angeles Times
April 24, 2006 - Testing Errors Prompt Calls for Oversight
New York TimesMarch 18, 2006 - President Creighton: SAT "Doesn't Test for Success"
Los Angeles Times
March 13, 2006 - First-year Student Addison Kemp Discusses SAT-Optional Policy
Boston Herald
August 31, 2005 - Early Results from Mount Holyoke Study Reaffirm SAT-Optional Policy
College Street Journal
March 18, 2005 - Changes to the SAT in the Philadelphia Inquirer
College Street Journal
May 7, 2004 - Mellon Foundation Funds Three-year Study of MHC’s SAT-Optional Experiment
October 9, 2002 - SAT Optional: How are we doing?
November 14, 2001 - The Class of 2005: The Most Diverse in MHC History
College Street Journal
September 10, 2001 - Q&A Regarding MHC's Decision to Make SAT Optional
June 2000 - Research Under Discussion in Plans to Make SAT Optional
College Street Journal
May 26, 2000 - SAT Scrutinized and Value Debated
Alumnae Quarterly
Spring 2000 - President Creighton Reviews The Big Test
The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
Spring 2000
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