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Some colleges have been scrutinized for giving preference to legacy students in admissions. But there's a less controversial way to honor legacies.

A News survey found that international respondents who receive financial aid were less likely to have taken a standardized test when applying to college than respondents paying full price to attend Yale. The News spoke to several international students who said that difficulty accessing test centers and affording the tests were part of the reason why.

Universities nationwide have debated the merits of requiring applicants to submit standardized test scores. With Dartmouth’s recent decision to bring back its requirement for the next admissions cycle, the pressure is on for Yale — which is set to release a long-term decision on the test score requirement in the coming weeks.

We don’t know enough to know for sure.

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