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Breaking News: Johns Hopkins Reinstates Standardized Testing

Top Tier Admissions

Johns Hopkins University will reintroduce standardized testing requirements beginning with those seeking admission for the fall 2026 semester to the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences or the Whiting School of Engineering. Most recently, Stanford University announced it would once again require students to submit test scores.

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An In-depth Look at Standardized Testing Policies for Ivy League 2023

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In recent times, standardized testing policies for Ivy League universities have undergone significant changes, especially in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and growing concerns about equity in college admissions. If you excel in standardized testing, you have the option to showcase your strength through these scores.

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Standardized Testing Policies: A Shifting Landscape

Top Tier Admissions

Test-neutral? Test-recommended? Test-aware? While many universities have announced post-pandemic admissions policies that re-instate mandatory standardized test scores, there is still no consensus. Test scores are more reliable than high school grades, partly because of grade inflation in recent years.”

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Breaking News: Cornell Reinstates Standardized Testing

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Cornell will reintroduce standardized testing requirements for undergraduate admissions starting in fall 2026, based on findings from a university Task Force on Standardized Testing in Admissions and pressure from peer institutions.

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Ivy League Profile: University of Pennsylvania

The Ivy Dean

As reported by the school , UPenn “received 54,588 applications for admission to the Class of 2026. The Ivy Dean has helped dozens of students gain acceptance to the University of Pennsylvania over the past ten years. Of those applicants, 3,549, or 6 percent, were offered admission”.

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Ivy League Profile: Dartmouth College

The Ivy Dean

Located in Hanover, New Hampshire and founded in 1769, Dartmouth College is a member of the Ivy League and one of the world’s greatest academic institutions. In line with recent industry trends, Dartmouth has gone test optional – students have not needed to submit standardized testing scores since 2020, for the Class of 2024.

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Ivy League Profile: Brown University

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A leading Ivy League research university, Brown has six libraries and a 6:1 student to faculty ratio. Like other Ivy League schools, Brown admits only a small portion of applicants: they received 50,649 applications to the undergraduate Class of 2026 and accepted a mere 5% of all applicants ( down from 9% in 2016 ).