{"id":2219519,"date":"2024-04-12T15:01:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T19:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harvard-reverses-course-will-require-standardized-testing-again\/"},"modified":"2024-04-12T15:04:10","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T19:04:10","slug":"harvard-reverses-course-will-require-standardized-testing-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harvard-reverses-course-will-require-standardized-testing-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvard&#8217;s Policy Reversal: Standardized Testing Will Be Required Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fharvard-reverses-course-will-require-standardized-testing-again%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2219519&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Harvard College unexpectedly reinstates mandatory standardized\u2063 testing, requiring SAT or ACT scores for admissions. The decision diverges from the previous \u200btest-optional stance valid until\u200b 2030. This change echoes other Ivy League universities&#8217; return to testing requirements. The intent is to identify talent on a \u200cbroad socioeconomic spectrum effectively. \u2062However, some\u200d institutions like Cornell and Columbia have extended their test-optional policies \u2062indefinitely.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>In a sudden reversal, Harvard College will reinstate its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/princeton-boasts-new-class-is-68-of-color-after-waiving-sat-score-requirement\/\" title=\"Princeton Boasts New Class Is 68% \u201cOf Color\u201d After Waiving SAT Score Requirement\">standardized testing requirement<\/a>, meaning students will once again have to take the SAT or ACT to be accepted.<\/p>\n<p>The surprise decision <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecrimson.com\/article\/2024\/4\/11\/harvard-sat-act-admissions-requirement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">comes<\/a> after Harvard previously said it would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-signs-the-quality-of-a-college-degree-isnt-what-it-used-to-be\/\" title=\"5 Signs The Quality Of A College Degree Isn\u2019t What It Used To Be\">remain test-optional<\/a> through the class of 2030. The Ivy League school first introduced the test-optional policy during the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>The new policy means any undergraduate applicants who were not planning on taking a test may have to work quickly to get their tests scheduled before the application deadlines later this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStandardized tests are a means for all students, regardless of their background and life experience, to provide information that is predictive of success in college and beyond,\u201d Harvard\u2019s Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Hopi Hoekstra said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fas.harvard.edu\/2024\/04\/11\/return-to-required-testing\/\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMore information, especially such strongly predictive information, is valuable for identifying talent from across the socioeconomic range,\u201d Hoekstra\u00a0said. \u201cWith this change, we hope to strengthen our ability to identify these promising students.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The decision also comes after several other Ivy League universities, Yale, Dartmouth, and Brown brought back their testing requirement as well. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology also <a href=\"https:\/\/news.mit.edu\/2022\/stuart-schmill-sat-act-requirement-0328\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reinstated<\/a> its standardized test requirement back in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>At least two Ivy Leagues, however, have <a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.cornell.edu\/policies\/standardized-testing-policy#:~:text=Cornell%20University%20Extends%20Test%2DOptional,SAT%20or%20ACT%20exam%20scores.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">extended<\/a> their test-optional policy \u2014 Cornell and Columbia, which said its new policy is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highereddive.com\/news\/columbia-university-becomes-first-ivy-league-institution-to-go-permanently\/643947\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">permanent<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite optional testing, the majority of Harvard undergrads have submitted standardized test scores anyway, the school said.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1712932862202000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0plT8RRdMy9XUpIhocnjQS\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>In announcing the new testing policy, Harvard referenced a Harvard-affiliated study that found SAT scores are a stronger predictor of college success than a high school student\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baltimore-city-schools-a-failing-grade-wont-stop-students-from-moving-up\/\" title=\"Baltimore City Schools: A Failing Grade Won\u2019t Stop Students From Moving Up\">grade point average<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After COVID restrictions were lifted, Ivy League schools were criticized for extending the suspension of their test requirement. At the same time, others praised the move saying it could help more minorities get accepted to prestigious schools.<\/p>\n<p>The argument that standardized testing hurts minority students has become more popular in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, the\u00a0entire 10-school University of California system <a href=\"https:\/\/www.universityofcalifornia.edu\/press-room\/university-california-board-regents-unanimously-approved-changes-standardized-testing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">voted<\/a> to permanently get rid of standardized tests. The move came after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/12\/10\/us\/sat-act-uc-lawsuit.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lawsuit<\/a> from students claiming the tests are racist and biased against disabled students. New York University, George Washington University, and University of Chicago have also joined the ranks of those that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uopeople.edu\/blog\/colleges-that-dont-require-sat-or-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">allow<\/a> students to skip the tests.<\/p>\n<p>However, others argue the tests actually help minority students.<\/p>\n<p>Harvard economist David Deming, one of the economists behind the Harvard study, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecrimson.com\/article\/2024\/4\/11\/harvard-sat-act-admissions-requirement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> the tests are the \u201cfairest admissions policy for disadvantaged applicants.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot everyone can hire an expensive college coach to help them craft a personal essay. But everyone has the chance to ace the SAT or the ACT,\u201d Deming said.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harvard College makes a surprise U-turn, reintroducing the SAT\/ACT requirement for admissions. The decision overturns the test-optional policy set to continue until 2030. 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