Dartmouth to resume requiring standardized test scores for prospective students
Dartmouth College will again require prospective students to submit standardized test scores, starting with the undergraduate class of 2029, resuming a policy halted for years because of the pandemic, the university announced Monday.
Dartmouth College will again require prospective students to submit standardized test scores beginning with the undergraduate class of 2029, resuming a policy halted for years because of the coronavirus pandemic, the university announced Monday.
Officials at the Ivy League institution in Hanover, New Hampshire, said in a statement that it became a “test-optional” school in June 2020 as a response to “an unprecedented global pandemic."
“Nearly four years later, having studied the role of testing in our admissions process as well as its value as a predictor of student success at Dartmouth, we are removing the extended pause and reactivating the standardized testing requirement for undergraduate admission, effective with the Class of 2029,” Dartmouth said.
The university said it believes reinstating the testing requirement will improve its "ability to bring the most promising and diverse students to our campus."
Dartmouth’s being a “test-optional” school meant prospective students could still submit their test scores, such as from the SAT or the ACT, if they chose to.
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