Boston University is facing a class-action lawsuit in light of allegations accusing the University of providing "price-fixed" aid to students who have noncustodial parents.
To understand standardized testing, we have to go back in time. Tracing the history of the SAT from its racist origins to its discriminatory impacts today, the imperative for a test-free future becomes...
Boston University announced it would extend its test-optional admissions policy for Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 applicants, nearly a year after the school initially made this decision.
Exams should be redesigned so that they effectively test students’ ability to problem-solve beyond just copying facts or formulas. This is what open-note testing promotes: an emphasis on understanding rather than regurgitation.
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Join us for East to West’s continuing special coronavirus coverage. This week, we’ll discuss the new credit/no-credit designation being implemented...
With the COVID-19 pandemic causing multiple SAT and ACT exam dates to be postponed or cancelled, BU announced it will allow next year’s applicants to not submit their standardized test scores.
Students who took the new SAT this spring said they preferred the new format over its previous format, according to a College Board report released Tuesday.
Almost 1.36 million people took the new...
For some U.S. residents, in-state college is out of the question. In an effort to acquire more revenue, many state schools are targeting out-of-state students, The Washington Post reported. Out of the...
It comes to no one’s surprise that women dominate Boston University. Sixty percent of students are female, while only 40 percent are male, according to College Board statistics for BU. It doesn’t seem...
Wednesday, I will relive my standardized testing nightmare and take the GRE out of pure necessity for graduate school admissions. Needless to say, I feel like there is no good way to prepare.
I do not...
Boston University graduates and other graduates will likely earn significantly more than non-graduates, according to a new study by the College Board.
Sandy Baum, one of the study’s authors, said the...
While there might be a correlation between the amount of Advanced Placement courses a student takes and his or her academic success in college, a student’s AP experience should not be the basis for college...
