Though traditional indicators such as retention and completion are key, provosts, academic and student affairs officials are looking closely at other metrics.
SATs and ACTs can't measure strength of spirit, study habits or maturity. Determining the right answer to a standardized test question doesn't necessarily involve artistic, creative or innovative thinking.
Admissions counselors say there are benefits to dropping the requirement for students to take the SATs and ACTs, but don't see the tests going away completely.
The University of Kentucky became the latest to extend leeway to future students on the inclusion of standardized test scores during the application process.
Sweet Briar College, led by President Meredith Woo, is proving that there is a home for women who pursue a liberal arts education that is 'deeply hands on, deeply student-centered.'
