Why some top colleges are requiring the SAT again
Pandemic-era response to disruptions in college admissions is coming to an end at some of the most highly selective colleges in the United States. Standardized testing largely became optional for admittance for first-year students in fall 2021. It remains that way at a majority of institutions issuing four-year degrees. Earlier this month, Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, became the latest to reinstate a testing requirement. And soon it will no longer be optional at schools such as Yale, Dartmouth, Georgetown, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Some think it’s a sign of what’s to come.
In late February, Yale University announced that, to be admitted starting in fall 2025, students will have to submit some form of standardized test results. They can choose
