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Expanding Access to Success: TCU Extends Test-Optional Policy Through 2026

TCU’s test-optional admission policy has been extended through 2026. Students graduating high school in the next two years can decide whether to submit results from the SAT or ACT as part of their TCU application, which opens on August 1.

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Temporarily Test-Optional

Posted on Apr. 01, 2020, by Heath Einstein

TCU has suspended the standardized testing requirement and will be test-optional for the high school class of 2021. International students whose native language is not English will still be required to take TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), IELTS (International English Language Testing System), or Duolingo. Students may still submit ACT or SAT results if they choose, but will not be adversely impacted if they opt out.

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The College Search Process: It's All in the Details

Posted on Jan. 09, 2020, by Kailey Helter

To be honest, I did not know much about TCU at all before applying. I decided to apply last minute because I liked the size of the school. A few months later I received my acceptance letter and decided to visit. When I finally came down to Texas for the first time to visit TCU, I loved the school and everything it had to offer.

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The 2020 Application Is Live!

Posted on Aug. 08, 2019, by Dalton Goodier

Last week, our portal opened up and we are now officially taking applications for incoming freshman wishing to start at TCU during the fall of 2020.

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