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Harvard will require test scores for admission again

Headline from Anchorage Daily News

Harvard College will require applicants to report their SAT or ACT scores again, reversing a pandemic-era policy of flexibility.

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  1. Seattle Times

    Harvard again requiring standardized test scores for those seeking admission (opens Seattle Times)

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    Harvard University announced Thursday that it is reinstituting standardized tests as a requirement for admission beginning with the class of 2029, joining other colleges that are again mandating tests for...

  2. Insider

    Harvard hopefuls are going to need to start cramming for the SAT again (opens Insider)

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    Harvard's reversal on standardized testing echoes Brown, Dartmouth, and Yale, but the timing will be tight for this year's applicants.

  3. Anchorage Daily News

    Harvard will require test scores for admission again (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Harvard College will require applicants to report their SAT or ACT scores again, reversing a pandemic-era policy of flexibility.

  4. Bloomberg

    Harvard to Reinstate SAT Testing Following Ivy League Peers (opens Bloomberg)

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    Harvard University plans to reinstate the SAT or ACT for admissions requirements, following some of its peers in returning to standardized test scores after a pause caused by the pandemic.

  5. Forbes

    Harvard Brings Back SAT, ACT Requirement For Undergrads—Latest School To Reinstate Standardized Tests (opens Forbes)

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    The college was one of more than a thousand higher education institutions that made standardized testing optional in response to the pandemic.

  6. Fox News

    Harvard defends return to old policy requiring SAT/ACT test scores for admission (opens Fox News)

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    Harvard faculty defended their choice to revert back to requiring standardized test scores for admissions to Harvard, a policy that was briefly abandoned in recent years.

  7. The Boston Globe

    Harvard reinstates standardized testing requirement for class of 2029 (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Harvard joins a handful of elite college that have reinstated their testing requirements, citing a growing body of research showing standardized tests can help colleges spot talented students from less affluent high schools.

  8. WHDH Boston

    Harvard reinstates test scores requirement for admission - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    CAMBRIDGE, MASS. (WHDH) - Harvard will again require prospective students to submit standardized test scores when applying, the university announced Thursday.Those applying to Harvard College

  9. The Washington Free Beacon

    Harvard Returns to Standardized Testing Requirements After Tossing Them Overboard During COVID (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    Harvard College will once again require applicants to submit standardized test scores, the Ivy League school announced Thursday, years after it dropped the requirement during the coronavirus pandemic.

  10. Forbes

    In A Surprise Move, Harvard Reinstates Standardized Testing Requirements (opens Forbes)

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    Harvard College will reinstate its standardized testing requirement in admissions beginning with the Class of 2029.

  11. The College Fix

    Harvard reinstates SAT requirement, joining other elite schools (opens The College Fix)

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    The College Fix's feed description

    Harvard University on Thursday announced it will require the SAT or a similar standardized test score as part of its admissions application…

  12. Hot Air

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