MIT reinstates SAT/ACT requirement for future admission cycles
While it seems the current trend is for U.S. colleges to eliminate the requirement for standardized testing in its admissions process, one prestigious school is going the other way.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) recently announced its decision to reinstate the SAT/ACT requirement for future admission cycles.
Stu Schmill, Dean of Admissions and Student Financial Services at MIT, wrote, “Our research shows standardized tests help us better assess the academic preparedness of all applicants, and also help us identify socioeconomically disadvantaged students who lack access to advanced coursework or other enrichment opportunities that would otherwise demonstrate their readiness for MIT.”
He continued, “We believe a requirement is more equitable and transparent than a test-optional policy.”
Like many other schools, MIT had suspended the testing requirement during the COVID-19 pandemic.
But in an interview with MIT News, Schmill explained, “Our reliance on these tests is outcome-driven and applicant-oriented: we don’t value scores for their own sake, but only to the extent that they help us make better decisions for our students, which they do.”
For more information on MIT’s decision, you can read Schmill’s entire post here.
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