Worcester Polytechnic Institute Moves from Test Optional to Test Blind Admissions Policy; Taking Another Major Step in Its Mission to Expand Student Access
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More than 13 years after becoming the first STEM university to adopt a test-optional policy, WPI faculty vote to pilot a new policy that eliminates SAT and ACT scores entirely from its admissions process.
“I’m proud that WPI is one of the very first STEM universities to fully eliminate the test score barrier. -President Laurie Leshin WORCESTER, Mass. (PRWEB) March 15, 2021 Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) announced today that it will no longer consider SAT or ACT scores in its admission process. The change to fully “test-blind” admissions will begin with the Fall 2021 application cycle and supports WPI’s mission of expanding access to a high-quality STEM education to all students. The new policy was endorsed by the university’s