Commentary: Elite schools are starting to require SAT scores again. Good
Parents have been calling, texting and emailing me nonstop, particularly since the day that Yale University announced it had returned to requiring test scores for admissions. Frantic parents are desperate to know how the change will affect their kids. (Currently, three Ivy League schools — Dartmouth, Yale and Brown — have returned to requiring test scores).
I just keep telling them the same thing: Nothing has changed. Don’t overthink it. Good scores help students get into good colleges.
It is understandable that people want to adapt to changes to best position their kids for success. At elite colleges,
