{"84291":{"#nid":"84291","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech to Require New Standardized Test Essays for Admissions","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFreshman applicants to Georgia Tech who take the ACT will have to take the standardized test\u0027s optional writing component, beginning with the class entering in fall 2006.  That\u0027s when Tech will scrap its current application essay in favor of those appearing on the new SAT I and ACT standardized tests. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Sometimes we\u0027re not sure how much help a student received in writing the essay.  Using the tests\u0027 writing components will level the playing field for all applicants and help us ensure that each student writes his or her own essay without any help,\u0022 said Deborah Smith, associate vice provost for Enrollment Services.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EStarting March 2005, the College Board will replace the current SAT I with a new version that includes a mandatory writing test, featuring an essay and multiple choice questions. The ACT will offer an optional essay, beginning in the 2004-2005 academic year. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe essay helps Tech determine the quality of prospective students\u0027 writing skills and is used in choosing recipients of the President\u0027s Scholars Program, Tech\u0027s most prestigious merit-based scholarship.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAdmission to Tech is based on a combination of high school grade-point average and standardized test score as well as the essay, leadership abilities and activities.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOther universities that will soon require standardized writing tests include Harvard, Notre Dame, Rice, Penn State, Texas and Ohio State.\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Freshman applicants to Georgia Tech who take the ACT will have to take the standardized test\u0027s optional writing component, beginning with the class entering in fall 2006.  That\u0027s when Tech will scrap its current application essay in favor of those appearing on the new SAT I and ACT standardized tests.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27310","created_gmt":"2003-06-18 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:02:06","author":"David Terraso","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2003-06-18T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2003-06-18T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"84301":{"id":"84301","type":"image","title":"Tech Tower","body":null,"created":"1449178102","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:28:22","changed":"1475894704","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:45:04"}},"media_ids":["84301"],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["david.terraso@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}