Low-income students qualify for college application fee waivers, and the College Board says you may use as many as you need. Every route, and what each asks.

A 30 ACT is a 1370 SAT on the official 2018 ACT/SAT concordance, still the current table for the digital SAT. All 28 rows, ACT 36 down to ACT 9.

UC's fall application closes November 30 and seniors send no SAT or ACT score. UC has not decided about fall 2028 -- the cycle today's juniors file in.

October 2026: the SAT is 2h14m, 98 questions, digital and adaptive; the ACT core is 2h05m, 131, static, paper or digital. Pick the higher percentile.

UCLA and Berkeley are test-blind as of October 2026. In fall 2025 UCLA admitted 15.1% of applicants at a 4.00+ capped weighted GPA and 1.6% at 3.70-3.99.

There are no good or bad scores, only scores that reach your goals. A 1210 SAT is the 77th percentile, a 22 ACT the 69th, both under selective bands.

Usually yes. Submitters were admitted 1.9x more often at USC and 3.2x at Cornell Arts & Sciences, by the colleges’ own counts.

UC is test-blind as of October 2026. Its admissions board owes a report February 12, 2027, with recommendations to the Regents by June 2027.

We read 80 published merit-grid rows from 32 colleges to show which SAT and ACT scores earn automatic scholarship money in 2026. By Test Prep Gurus.

As of October 2026 UC Irvine nursing admitted 57 of 7,079 first-years (1%) and Cal State LA 86.3%. Every reported first-year rate, direct admit vs pre-nursing.

As of October 2026 the biggest score-tied merit awards cover full cost of attendance. 14 colleges, what each pays a year, and the automatic grids you can count on.

Common App, UC and Cal State Apply all opened August 1, 2026 for fall 2027. The November and January deadlines, and the last SAT and ACT date whose scores arrive in time.

As of October 2026, the average SAT total is 1029 and the average ACT Composite is 19.1. The percentile ladders for both tests, and what a good score means college by college.

As of October 2026, SAT scores arrive 13 days after most test dates and ACT releases most scores in 2 to 4 weeks. Every remaining 2026-27 date, and what it means for November 1.

Johns Hopkins now requires the SAT or ACT. Enrolled first-years who submitted scored 1530-1580 SAT and 34-35 ACT (IPEDS 2023). What to send, by when, and the move.

Notre Dame is test-optional for Fall 2027 applicants and requires a score starting with Fall 2028. Enrolled submitters scored 1440-1540 SAT, 33-35 ACT (IPEDS 2023).

Penn requires the SAT or ACT. Enrolled first-years who submitted scored 1500-1570 SAT and 34-35 ACT (IPEDS 2023). The last test dates for this cycle, and the move.

Purdue is test expected, and 98.3% of its 2026 admitted students sent a score. Enrolled submitters scored 1190-1460 SAT and 27-34 ACT (IPEDS 2023). The move.

BU is test optional for first-year applicants through fall 2028. Enrolled first-years who submitted scored 1400-1520 SAT and 32-34 ACT (IPEDS 2023). When to send a score.

Northeastern is test-optional and admitted 5.6% of applicants. Enrolled first-years who submitted scored 1460-1550 SAT and 33-35 ACT (IPEDS 2023). When to send a score.