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Breaking News: Stanford Reinstates Standardized Testing

Top Tier Admissions

Stanford will reintroduce standardized testing requirements for undergraduate admissions starting in fall 2025 for admission to the Class of 2030. For rising seniors (students applying in fall 2024), Stanford will remain test-optional. Looking ahead, we suspect more colleges will revert to requiring SAT scores for all students.

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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. Yes, well, strike that.

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Standardized Testing Policies: A Shifting Landscape

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Test-flexible? Test-blind? 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. SAT Tutoring Expert one-on-one guidance to boost your score.

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College Admissions Trends in 2025

Excelsior Admissions Consulting

Standardized testing is becoming more important for students applying to selective colleges. Several colleges, including Brown, MIT, Stanford, Cornell (for students applying next year), and UT Austin are requiring standardized test scores from applicants. Read the article here. Read the article here.

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The Ultimate Guide to the New Digital SAT Format

PrepScholar

students, it will be one of the most significant changes the company has made to the standardized test in its 97-year history. This major transition is intended to make the exam more equitable and to reduce test-taking anxiety by aligning the format with how students are already learning online.

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Introducing the New Ivies

Top Tier Admissions

Between shifting admissions policies, flip-flopping on the role of standardized tests ( Harvard , Dartmouth , Cornell , Brown , Yale —we’re looking at you!) The Ivies are making headlines again, but not in a good way.

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Class of 2028 Early Decision Trends

Excelsior Admissions Consulting

For future applicants, it is important to note that 75% of students admitted in the ED round submitted standardized test scores and 24% were ranked either first or second in their high school class (for high schools that rank). While Emory remains test-optional, only 39% of admitted students to Emory College did not submit test scores.