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High school seniors certainly have college applications and essays on their mind. As you approach the application process, keep in mind some of these changes for the 2022-23 application cycle.

For this admissions cycle, Brown University has extended its test-optional policy and will evaluate after this year if it will continue forward as test-optional. Brown offers the unique opportunity to include a video introduction with your application to get to know you in your own voice.

Miami University (in Ohio) is waivingapplication fees for students applying by November 1.

There has also been major news in the Direct Medical (BS/MD) field, with both the Rice/Baylor Medical Scholars Program and the Boston University Seven-Year Liberal Arts/Medical Education Program being canceled. No further applicants will be able to apply to the direct medical programs.

If you are a student in need of pursuing need-based aid to be able to attend your dream school, you are in luck! Beginning with this upcoming admissions cycle, the FAFSA will be more simplified than it has been in the past, increasing the accessibility to financial aid for families. Among the changes to come, the Expected Family Contribution, or EFC, is getting a new name, the cost of attendance parameters have been adjusted, and Pell Grant eligibility will be simplified. Overall, FAFSA applicants may see an increase in the aid they qualify for.

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