> However that was not the popular narrative. I'd be interested to see if that was the reason given and how often "For nearly four years Yale’s undergraduate a

> However that was not the popular narrative. I'd be interested to see if that was the reason given and how often "For nearly four years Yale’s undergraduate admissions process has been test-optional. The experience, originally necessitated by the pandemic..." https://admissions.yale.edu/test-flexible https://admissions.yale.edu/test-flexible "I am writing to announce that, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, our office will be suspending our usual SAT/ACT testing requirement for the coming application cycle." https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/we-are-suspending-our-sat-act-requirement-for-the-2020-2021-application-cycle/ https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/we-are-suspending-our-... "When Dartmouth suspended its standardized testing requirement for undergraduate applicants in June 2020, it was a pragmatic pause taken by most colleges and universities in response to an unprecedented global pandemic." https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/apply/update-testing-policy https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/apply/update-testing-policy