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Harvard Won’t Require SAT or ACT Scores for Applicants Through 2026

HeadlineDec 21, 2021

Harvard’s admissions office has dropped its requirement that applicants submit SAT or ACT standardized test scores, after the pandemic limited students’ access to testing sites. The new policy will run through at least 2026. Harvard is the latest among a growing number of U.S. schools to drop the standardized testing requirement, which critics say favors wealthy, white applicants over students of color.

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