The SAT Again - Part 3

From Bloomberg: Brown University is again requiring the SAT or ACT for admission, becoming the third Ivy League college this year to announce a return to standardized testing following a pause caused by the pandemic.

The change will start with next year’s application cycle, the school said Tuesday in a statement.

“After months of committee analysis and deliberation, Brown’s president accepted the recommendations of a group charged to examine whether Brown’s admissions practices align with its commitments to excellence, access and diversity,” the school said.

Since the Supreme Court ruling last June that said colleges can’t use race in admissions, admissions offices have been trying to figure out the best ways to recruit students. Dartmouth and Yale both said having a test score can give admissions officers more context about an applicant to determine if they can succeed at their schools...

Only a handful of elite schools have so far returned to testing. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced two years ago it would require the tests.

Only 5% of more than 1,000 members of the Common Application, the nonprofit that allows students to apply to multiple schools with the same form, are requiring the test in 2023-2024. That compared with 55% in 2019 before the pandemic...

Full story at https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-05/brown-university-becomes-third-ivy-to-reinstate-sat-requirements.