"Dartmouth Reinstates SAT and ACT Requirements for Admissions Post-Pandemic Pause"

Dartmouth College will reinstate the requirement for applicants to submit standardized test scores, starting with the class of 2029, after making test scores optional in 2020 due to the pandemic. A study conducted by the college found that test scores could benefit less advantaged students and help bring in students from high schools without a track record of sending students to Dartmouth. This decision challenges the criticism that standardized tests disadvantage students from marginalized backgrounds, and comes amid a broader movement to make test requirements optional at colleges and universities across the U.S.