PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WBZ NewsRadio) — Brown University will reinstate its standardized testing requirement for prospective students starting in the next application cycle, the school said Tuesday.
That means applicants for the school's 2029 graduating class will need to submit either SAT or ACT scores to be eligible for admission.
Like many universities, Brown put a hold on its testing requirement in 2020 as schools and test sites shuttered during the pandemic.
Since then, application rates have soared, according to a new report from a Brown University committee.
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About 40 percent of Brown University applicants over the past three years declined to send in standardized test scores.
According to the report, students who did not submit test scores tended to struggle in their classes at Brown.
"The weaker academic performance of students who do not submit scores is, on average, on par with students who submit lower test scores, suggesting that applicants (and their guidance counselors) think strategically about whether submitting test scores will help or harm their applications," the school said in the report.
WBZ NewsRadio's Jay Willett (@JayWillettWBZ) reports.
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