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The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

GU Admits Just 12% of Applicants, Setting Record Low

GU Admits Just 12% of Applicants, Setting Record Low

By Giulia Testa April 14, 2021

Georgetown University’s undergraduate acceptance rate dropped to 11.7% this admissions season, marking the lowest acceptance rate in university history in a cycle transformed by the ongoing COVID-19...

Achievement Over Aptitude

By The Editorial Board March 21, 2014

For many current Georgetown students, the SAT will be remembered as 2,400 points of anxiety, pressure and competition. After this month’s changes to the structure of the SAT, these feelings will be at...

Addressing Access, SAT Receives Revamp

By Mallika Sen March 7, 2014

The College Board announced extensive changes to the SAT on Wednesday that will eschew the mandatory timed essay and esoteric vocabulary to return to a two-section format with a maximum score of 1,600...

GU Bucks Tuition Trends

By Molly Simio December 6, 2013

Although college tuitions continue to skyrocket nationwide, the rate at which average college fees rose this year was the lowest in 30 years, the College Board reported Oct. 23. Georgetown, however,...

Colleges Turn Away from SAT, ACT

By Griffin Cohen and Gene Choi October 11, 2013

Due to questions about the accuracy of aptitude tests such as the SAT and the ACT, some universities are seeking other ways of evaluating applicants’ abilities. Starting this fall, Bard College is...

SATs Free for DC

By Matt Walters September 6, 2013

SAT testing will be free for all juniors and seniors at public and charter high schools in Washington, D.C., this year, Mayor Vincent Gray recently announced. The new program, which will affect more...

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