Read previewDartmouth is the first Ivy League to reinstate its standardized test requirement, which will go into effect for 2029 applicants.
The reintroduction of the standardized test requirement was based on a research study the school's faculty recently conducted with Brown University, according to Dartmouth's president.
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Coffin said that the reinstatement of the test requirement may lead to a smaller number of applicants, The Dartmouth reported.
MIT was one of the first colleges to reinstate its standardized test requirement after the results of a study that reviewed applicants over the last 15 years.
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—, Lee Coffin, Bruce Sacerdote, Coffin
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