Spelman College is Suspending the Standardized Testing Requirement for Students Applying for the Class of 2025.

Written by Stephanie Taylor

Standardized tests are needed to be admitted in to many colleges and universities. Practice for your standardized tests in to undergraduate and graduate school.  Helping students be admitted to college is reason why Spelman College spelman.edu wants to suspend the standardized testing requirement for students applying to be in the graduating class 2025.  Drive is what students need to succeed in college, not the stress of standardized test scores.   

 "This policy change applies to new first-time students graduating from high school in the 2020-2021 academic year. Students applying for future terms should plan to submit standardized test scores as a requirement. The Office of Admissions will reassess the testing climate at the end of the 2020-2021 academic year and make the best decision to ensure a fair admissions cycle for future classes, " stated a representative from Spelman College. 

Spelman College, a #1HBCU states U.S. News and World Report, is a college in Atlanta, Georgia.  A leading producer of Black women who completed Ph.D.s.

Spelman College alumnae are: Children’s Defense Fund founder Marian Wright Edelman, Starbucks Group President and COO Rosalind Brewer, political leader Stacey Abrams, former Acting Surgeon General and Spelman’s first alumna president Audrey Forbes Manley, actress and producer Latanya Richardson Jackson, global bioinformatics geneticist Janina Jeff and author Tayari Jones. For more information, visit www.spelman.edu. The 2020 Virtual National HBCU Week and Conference is September 20-26, 2020.