Article about Idaho's Admissions Without Applications

[chiguirre]

We talked about Idaho sending admission letters to all qualified high school seniors a while ago. Today there's an article in the WaPo about it:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/congratulations-you-got-into-college-without-even-applying/2020/03/14/588dabec-63f0-11ea-845d-e35b0234b136_story.html?utm_campaign=wp_first_reads&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_rainbow&wpmm=1

[plansrme]

I love that the guy actually tried to fill out his own school's application; more vendors should do that!  But this is not entirelynew.  I got into my undergraduate alma mater (Auburn) without ever applying, and this was back in the mid-80s; I put them down on my ACT registration to get my scores, and they sent me a "congratulations, you're admitted" letter.  I decided on them shortly thereafter and never actually applied to any of the schools I had been considering.  But I can certainly see why it is effective; everyone wants to be wanted.

[JoJosMom]

It doesn't apply to homeschoolers. In fact, ISU purports to require homeschoolers to take both the SAT and the ACT.  🤨