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Harvard Reinstates Standardized Testing

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Harvard has reinstituted its standardized test requirement beginning next fall. Studies suggest standardized tests can help increase socioeconomic diversity. Add Harvard to the list of universities reinstating standardized test requirements. Exclamation mark. Don't send it. We won't see it.

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ACT Changes Ahead: Shorter Test, No Required Science Section

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Students will have the option to take the science portion of the ACT, similar to the optional writing portion. The math, reading, and English core test will be reduced from three hours to two hours to curb test-taking fatigue. The new ACT will roll out online in spring 2025 and in school in spring 2026.

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Brown Reinstates SAT/ACT Requirement

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Starting in fall 2024, Brown University will require students to submit SAT or ACT scores. Brown becomes the third Ivy League school, following Yale and Dartmouth, to reinstate standardized testing requirements. So did Dartmouth, which became the first Ivy to return to standardized testing.

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Breaking News: Yale University Requires Standardized Test Scores

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As of this morning, Yale is the second Ivy League school to require standardized test scores, following Dartmouth’s lead and citing research that test-optional policies adversely affect high-scoring low-income students. But, there’s a difference between what an admissions office requires vs. what accepted students submit.

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Public Ivies: Class of 2028 Acceptance Rates

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LEARN MORE PUBLIC IVIES: CLASS OF 2028 ACCEPTANCE RATES University of Virginia In March, we’ve covered the impressive Class of 2028 admissions statistics at the University of Virginia, which saw an overall in-state acceptance rate of 25.5% and an overall out-of-state acceptance rate of 13%.

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Yale University Acceptance Rate & Admission Requirements Guide

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At the same time, you know the acceptance rate at Yale is very low. Is your SAT score or ACT score high enough to get into Yale? How do schools like Yale choose who to accept? Raise your test scores? Yale Acceptance Rate You’re right about one thing: Yale is a highly selective school.

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Why Dartmouth College Is Requiring ACT and SAT Scores Again

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Dartmouth researchers found SAT and ACT scores can help identify high-achieving, under-resourced students since the college looks at scores in context to where a student is from. Dartmouth College is reinstating its standardized testing requirements after removing them during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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