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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.
Even though colleges and universities have been putting less emphasis on SAT nd ACT scores, research suggests that might not be the best idea.
Those who are obsessed with equity are doing great damage to American education.
Standardized tests, which have been on the wane as a factor in elite college admissions since the Covid lockdowns, may be the best indicator of which students will thrive, a new study has found.
But some administrators and testing experts are arguing that the backlash against tests like the SAT and ACT is unfair and based on little evidence, according to The New York Times.