Testing
CLEP (College Level Examination Program)
Your AP scores could earn you college credit or advanced placement (meaning you could skip certain courses in college). Use this tool to find colleges that offer credit or placement for AP scores.
What Does Test-Optional Mean?
Many students wonder, how do colleges evaluate an application for admission if they don’t have any test scores? Most colleges will do a comprehensive holistic review of a student’s application.
What is a holistic review? A holistic review includes considering the applicant as a whole individual. The holistic review takes into account factors such as a student’s strength in high school coursework, academic and extracurricular interests, unique talents, and personality. By evaluating an application from a holistic perspective, admissions officers take the time to get to know applicants as people, not as numbers.
In general, colleges will look more closely at the information about the classes you took, your grades, your extracurricular activities, and any essays or recommendations you may have to submit.
When should you send your scores to a test-optional school? Generally, if your scores are higher than the average test score of your high school.