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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


The annual Illinois Report Card collects data from each public school district in Illinois to measure performance of students and schools.

Illinois Report Card shows signs of rebound, performance gaps

November 15, 2023

The 2023 Illinois Report Card, released by the Illinois State Board of Education last month, showed glimpses of students beginning to bounce back in learning levels and test scores after pandemic disruption...

A cellphone with the college board website pulled up and a mockup of an SAT score with the phrase “Who Cares?” in the space that the score would have been.

Students question impact of NU’s test-optional policies, propose elimination of any score reporting

May 23, 2023

Northwestern extended its test-optional policy through the 2023-24 admission cycle, meaning applicants will not have to submit standardized test scores for the fourth year in a row. But, some NU students...

An illustration, all in purple, depicts two hands, one filling out a testing bubble sheet with a pencil.

State university admissions go test-optional to increase enrollment and diversity

January 20, 2022

Illinois public universities will use test-optional admissions as of Jan. 1, a change enacted by the Higher Education Fair Admissions Act.  Illinois follows several states and university systems in...

Segal Visitors Center, 1841 Sheridan Rd. Northwestern accepted only 6.8 percent of applicants to the Class of 2025, lowest in University history.

Mounting applications, undervalued qualifications: A look into NU’s most selective admissions cycle

April 21, 2021

Waiting for her March 26 admissions decision from Northwestern, Sofía Meléndez said she felt two emotions — anxiety and excitement.  Once her phone buzzed with an email notification, Meléndez...

 Segal Visitors Center, 1841 Sheridan Rd. Northwestern recently made submitting standardized tests optional for next year’s applicants, as many in higher education debate whether those decisions should be permanent.

Should Northwestern eliminate the SAT and ACT requirement?

June 23, 2020

University officials recently announced they would suspend the SAT and ACT requirement for the class of 2025. This decision comes after several other universities, including Harvard University and Stanford...

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