Low SAT or ACT Scores? These Colleges Don Require the Tests.
If you got low SAT scores or low ACT scores, or if you simply didn’t take the exam in time for application deadlines, realize that many colleges do not require entrance exams as part of their admissions applications. The list below is just a sampling of the more than 775 four-year colleges that do not require the SAT or ACT. I have, however, included all of the highly selective schools that don’t require scores. To see a complete list, visit the FairTest website . Colleges don’t use test scores for many reasons. Some technical schools, music schools and art schools don’t see the ACT and SAT as good measures of the types of skills they require. Other schools recognize that the SAT and ACT limit their applicant pools and give unfair advantage to students from schools or families that can afford test prep courses.
