"Top Universities Reinstate Standardized Test Requirements for Admissions"
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The University of Texas at Austin has announced that it will reinstate the requirement for SAT or ACT scores for fall 2025 admissions, citing the need to better place students in suitable programs and identify those who may require additional support. This decision follows a trend among selective universities, including Brown, Yale, and M.I.T., to reverse their temporary test-optional policies, with some expressing concerns that such policies inadvertently disadvantaged students from low-income backgrounds.
- U. of Texas at Austin Will Return to Standardized Test Requirement The New York Times
- UT Austin Reinstates Standardized Test Scores in Admissions The University of Texas at Austin
- Brown University will require SAT scores again - The Washington Post The Washington Post
- UT Austin to reinstate standardized test scores in admissions starting next year KXAN.com
- UT-Austin reverts to requiring standardized test scores for admissions The Texas Tribune
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