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Why Colleges Are Ending Test-Optional Policies

・Hundreds of colleges are now requiring SAT or ACT scores again, ending their test-optional policies. ・Schools cite lower graduation rates and increased academic struggles among students who didn’t ...
New York Post

Stubborn Columbia now the last Ivy League holdout to not require SAT or ACT scores — but why?

With Princeton University finally reinstating a standardized testing requirement, Columbia remains as the last totally test-optional Ivy League school. Princeton announced on Thursday that, starting ...
The Harvard Crimson

The Return to Test Requirements Shrank Harvard’s Applicant Pool. Will It Change Harvard Classrooms?

The return of standardized testing requirements drove down the size of Harvard’s application pool this year — but it’s not clear how the change will affect the profile of future freshman classes. The ...