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The undergraduate admission office is now letting applicants self-report their ACT and SAT scores rather than requiring official reports from test agencies (COURTNEY DOUGLAS/The Stanford Daily).

Stanford reinstates standardized testing requirements

Hayden Thompson
  •  
June 9, 2024
University
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Standardized test scores divide Stanford

Jared Hammerstrom
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Feb. 26, 2024
News
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Here’s how Stanford’s test-optional admissions cycle impacted early admits

Lea Nepomuceno and Sabrina Ottaway
  •  
Dec. 28, 2021
Academics
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Incoming frosh reflect on Stanford’s test-optional admissions policies

Nascha Martinez
  •  
July 15, 2021
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Stanford waives standardized testing requirement for Class of 2026 and transfer applicants

Cameron Ehsan
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Feb. 2, 2021
(Photo: GEORGIA ROSENBERG/The Stanford Daily)

What does the shift to test-optional admissions mean for educational equity?

Georgia Rosenberg
  •  
Feb. 2, 2021
Featured
Graphic: AMY LO/The Stanford Daily

The racist and classist roots of standardized testing found a home at Stanford — and they still endure today

Georgia Rosenberg
  •  
Sept. 22, 2020
University
(Photo: TARA BALAKRISHNAN/The Stanford Daily)

Standardized testing now optional for Class of 2025 applicants

Erin Woo
  •  
June 17, 2020
Opinions
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ACT and SAT scores should not be considered for admission to class of 2025

Vol. 257 Editorial Board
  •  
April 22, 2020
University
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College Board backtracks on ‘adversity score’ after criticism

Emma Smith
  •  
Sept. 24, 2019
News
The adversity score — designed to contextualize applicants' SAT scores with their socioeconomic backgrounds — has been criticized as inconsistent, and is now part of a broader debate about the merits of standardized testing as a whole. (SAISHA HONGAL/The Stanford Daily)

SAT adversity score piloted by Stanford for Class of 2023 is flawed, Bay Area students say

Saisha Hongal
  •  
Aug. 2, 2019
World & Nation
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SAT to give students ‘adversity score’ to account for social, economic background

Richard Coca
  •  
May 17, 2019
News
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Palo Alto couple charged in college admissions scandal denies allegations of money laundering

Julia Ingram
  •  
March 27, 2019
(AILEEN XUE / The Stanford Daily)

Should Stanford go test-optional?

Aileen Xue
  •  
July 29, 2018
Hannah Ronca/The Stanford Daily

Stanford to stop requiring ACT/SAT essay scores

Holden Foreman
  •  
July 7, 2018
The undergraduate admission office is now letting applicants self-report their ACT and SAT scores rather than requiring official reports from test agencies (COURTNEY DOUGLAS/The Stanford Daily).

Aiming to reduce financial barriers, Admission allows self-reporting of test scores

Alex Tsai
  •  
Nov. 9, 2017
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I am more than a number: The case against SAT scores in college admissions

Kelsey Page
  •  
Dec. 2, 2014
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Standardized testing: the scourge of student life

Chi Ling Chan
  •  
Nov. 19, 2014
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An open letter to William Deresiewicz: Part II

Kimberly Tan
  •  
Sept. 24, 2014
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Holistic admissions undermine a meritocracy

From the Community
  •  
July 19, 2014
The Stanford Daily

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