Our College Matters counselors are proud members of IECA. This past week, IECA’s Board of Directors (of which Betsy Morgan is a Vice President) made a statement on standardized testing:

CALLING ON COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO PERMANENTLY ADOPT TEST OPTIONAL ADMISSIONS POLICIES

We support congratulate IECA for taking a strong stand in support of all students and families.

Here is a snippet:

“Enough is enough.

IECA is calling on colleges and universities to embrace this opportunity to become more equitable and reduce barriers by becoming test-optional on a permanent basis for admissions consideration and in the awarding of merit aid, thereby increasing fair and equal access to higher education for all students. IECA is further calling on colleges and universities to allow self-reporting of test scores in order to reduce the financial burden on students.  

The time is now to remove barriers, not just for the high school Class of 2021, but for all future college applicants.”