US News Harvard reinstates standardized testing requirement, following Yale, MIT

[The Helper]

Harvard will again require its applicants to submit standardized test scores for admission, the university announced on Thursday.

Why it matters: Elite universities like Yale and MIT have reinstated standardized test requirements, reversing course on pandemic-era policies that made them optional.

• At Harvard, the mandate will be in place for students applying to begin school in fall 2025.

Between the lines: Harvard had previously committed to a test-optional policy for applicants through the class of 2030, which would have started in fall 2026.

• Most students who applied since the pandemic began have submitted test scores despite the test-optional policy, the university said.

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