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Riane Lumer | Penn should remain test-optional, permanently

(04/19/24 3:42pm)

Taking the SAT or ACT used to be a rite of passage for students applying to college. Then the pandemic hit, limiting test-site access and disrupting preparation. In response to these external factors, many schools shifted their admissions policies to test-optional. But this policy was already underway pre-pandemic, with 1,000 colleges adopting a test-optional approach while seeking to attract a more diverse applicant pool. Despite this trend, institutions —including Ivies Brown, Yale, and Dartmouth — have recently decided to reinstate the requirement for standardized test submission in a post-Covid world.