Can you get into college without an ACT or SAT? University of Illinois might extend test-optional admissions beyond pandemic

Nearly half of all undergraduate applicants declined to submit ACT or SAT scores to Illinois’ largest university during the pandemic-altered admissions cycle — the first time in decades that students could choose whether to share results from the high-stakes exams.

Now, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign wants to extend the test-optional policy for at least two more years, citing continued disruptions from COVID-19.

“We were able to make what I think are good, sound decisions with or without test scores, and we worked really hard not to penalize the students if they elected not to submit a test score,” said Andy