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NCAA won’t require qualifying SAT/ACT score for athletes until Fall 2023

Posted on 4/15/21 at 9:28 am
Posted by paperwasp
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Posted on 4/15/21 at 9:28 am




NCAA Eligibility Center COVID-19 Response FAQs (PDF)

This post was edited on 4/15/21 at 9:33 am
Posted by Murph4HOF
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Posted on 4/15/21 at 9:30 am to
Have they stopped giving the SAT or ACT?
Posted by RebelExpress38
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Posted on 4/15/21 at 9:30 am to
those requirements will never be back.
Posted by internetdad
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Posted on 4/15/21 at 9:31 am to
NCAA trying to keep top prospects from going overseas out of high school before going to the NBA.

Doing everything they can to make it cake to play wherever you want.
Posted by diddlydawg7
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Posted on 4/15/21 at 9:32 am to
LSU: The only school where the athletes have the same SAT scores as the students.
Posted by paperwasp
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Posted on 4/15/21 at 9:34 am to
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Have they stopped giving the SAT or ACT?

They're still giving standardized tests, but the scores are now excluded from the criteria needed to qualify.
Posted by diddlydawg7
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Posted on 4/15/21 at 9:35 am to
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Have they stopped giving the SAT or ACT?


No. But it’s not required at a lot of schools now. They are saying it’s because of COVID but they will eventually die out. California schools have gotten rid of them completely.

It really fricks up admissions. Georgia’s mid-50 on ACT scores recently is 30-33, but this year I know someone who got in with a 19 ACT because they chose not to submit it.

This post was edited on 4/15/21 at 9:36 am
Posted by TigerLunatik
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Posted on 4/15/21 at 9:39 am to
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LSU: The only school where the athletes have the same SAT scores as the students.

Makes an NCAA thread about LSU.

Posted by paperwasp
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Posted on 4/15/21 at 9:40 am to
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Georgia’s mid-50 on ACT scores recently is 30-33

Have they changed these tests, or are students just more prepared now?

I remember when a score in the 30s was uncommon, and now 34+ almost seems required at some schools in order to get full scholarships.
Posted by Murph4HOF
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Posted on 4/15/21 at 9:44 am to
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this year I know someone who got in with a 19 ACT because they chose not to submit it.
Yeah, I would have withheld that information as well.

Honestly, good on the kid for working the loophole.
Posted by TMRebel
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Posted on 4/15/21 at 9:45 am to
I would've liked this for Ole Miss about 13 years ago. Would've saved a lot of pain in the mid 2010s.
Posted by diddlydawg7
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Posted on 4/15/21 at 9:46 am to
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Have they changed these tests, or are students just more prepared now?


ACT scores as a whole across the country have increased a bit over the last 20 years, but most of this has to do with UGA.

IIRC, UGA was ranked something like the #50 public university in the 80s and is now the #15 public university
Posted by Leto II
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Posted on 4/15/21 at 10:01 am to
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Have they stopped giving the SAT or ACT?

A LOT of sessions have been canceled due to Covid.
And a lot of schools are starting not to require those scores, period.
Posted by Jjdoc
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Posted on 4/15/21 at 10:30 am to
This ranks right up there with Stupid!
Posted by Nitro Express
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Posted on 4/15/21 at 11:06 am to
We're so weak as a culture it's terrifying.
Posted by RT1941
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Posted on 4/15/21 at 11:14 am to
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We're so weak as a culture it's terrifying.


Weak and stupid.

I wonder how schools are awarding scholarships ($$) with no test scores?
Posted by BluegrassBelle
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Posted on 4/15/21 at 11:18 am to
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Have they stopped giving the SAT or ACT?


I’ve had some families I work with have to drive 2-3 hours to find an ACT site because they keep cancelling.

We’re still required to give it in our district at the school as a state benchmark. Supposedly they won’t use those scores for this year in evaluating schools.
Posted by Choot em Tiger
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Posted on 4/15/21 at 11:19 am to
Eddie Lacy could’ve gotten into bama so much easier these days.
Posted by BluegrassBelle
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Posted on 4/15/21 at 11:21 am to
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I wonder how schools are awarding scholarships ($$) with no test scores?


The ACT didn’t even exist until the late 50s. The SAT in the late 30s. They’ll find a way to standardize admissions.
Posted by Miznoz
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Posted on 4/15/21 at 11:31 am to
mehhhhh, it's not like any kid that gets a bag actually has to take it on their own anyway.
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