Inside the Vast National Experiment in Test-Optional College Admissions

[LevelUP]

“It has been really illuminating and instructive to be frankly kind of forced into this policy,” one Ivy League admissions director said.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/col...-rcna23574

[ss20ts]

I'm still surprised that colleges admissions folks were so clueless about the impact these tests have on minorities, lower income, ESL students, and first time college students. Talk about living in a bubble of privilege.

[bluebooger]

> Talk about living in a bubble of privilege.

oh, boo hoo


MIT Admissions
We are reinstating our SAT/ACT requirement for future admissions cycles

"After careful consideration, we have decided to reinstate our SAT/ACT requirement for future admissions cycles ...
In other words, there is no path through MIT that does not rest on a rigorous foundation in mathematics, and we need to be sure our students are ready for that as soon as they arrive.⁠"

https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/we...ns-cycles/