welcome news for some students aiming for an ivy league education. harvard university won t require s.a.t. or a.c.t. scores for entry through 2026. they first implemented the policy before the pandemic because students had a hard time accessing testing sites and still are and that s why other ivy leaguers like colombia and cornell are doing the same through 2024. it s unclear if the testing requirement will return but what is notable is the seat change in recent years. the university of chicago was the first top ten school to go test optional in 2018 prepan dem mi prepandemic. prepandemic 1,070 schools went test optional. that number jumped to over 1800 schools. the pandemic only expanded the movement more than 90% of school
school officials first implemented the policy after the pandemic because students had a hard time accessing testing sites and still are and that s why other ivy leaguers like colombia and cornell are doing the same through 2024. it s unclear if the testing requirement will return but what is notable is the sea change in recent years. the university of chicago was the first top ten school to go test optional in 2018 prepandemic. prepandemic 1,070 schools went test optional. that number jumped to over 1,800 schools. the pandemic only expanded the movement more than 90% of school on the u.s. news and world report top 100 colleges and universities nationwide are no