When the coronavirus pandemic scrambled testing, Yale and many other colleges dropped requirements that applicants submit standardized tests such as the SAT or ACT. With debate over the value of those tests -- including criticism that they provided another barrier to disadvantaged students -- many schools continued their test-optional policies even as the public health crisis eased.
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