Albright College Joins Test Optional Bandwagon

Albright College in Pennsylvania has become the latest four-year college to join the test optional movement. Submission of test scores will be optional for applicants to the liberal arts college, beginning this fall. "Our extensive research confirms that there is very little correlation between test results and first-year grade-point averages or graduation rates, and that high school preparation is a much stronger predictor for student success,” said Gregory E. Eichhorn, vice president for enrollment management in a press release.

Eichhorn noted that test scores have traditionally played a small role in admissions decisions, adding that "test scores do not measure creativity, motivation, intellectual engagement or potential – all things that a liberal arts college values."

For a list of other test-optional colleges, visit the Fairtest website.