“With this change, Emory will take this year as an opportunity to re-examine its selection process, to study indicators of academic promise, and to assess how we can further advance equity, access and the diversity of our extraordinary student community,” says John Latting, dean of admission.

The policy applies to both entry points for Emory first-year students: Emory College of Arts and Sciences and Oxford College, and it applies to all decision plans, including early decision, regular decision, and for consideration of all merit scholarships, including membership in any of Emory’s Scholar Programs.

Highlights of Emory’s test policy for the 2020-2021 year include:

Submitting standardized test scores is completely optional.

For students who have taken or plan to take the SAT or ACT, Emory will continue to accept self-reported test scores, and those scores will be reviewed in the context of the student’s application.

In the absence of test scores, students are encouraged to demonstrate in other ways what they are interested in, what they are committed to inside and outside of class, and that they are prepared for the academic rigor of an Emory education.