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Applying to Stanford will once again mean having to take the SAT or ACT. The school becomes the latest to reinstate the standardized testing requirement after most colleges dropped it several years ago.

But that does not necessarily mean the tests are making a widespread comeback. 'Well it tells us that Stanford is kind of following the pack on this one,' said John Raftrey of Raftrey College Advising. 'I would have expected them to be out front, but MIT, Harvard, and the Iveys have done this months ago, and finally Stanford seemed to figure out they needed to get in the line along with everybody else.

' In a statement Stanford noted that 'Performance on standardized tests is an important predictor of academic performance, saying that the renewed requirement will 'allow Stanford to consider the fullest array of information in support of each student's application.' 'So I think if you were a parent today and you were worried about, you know, do I have to take this ACT or SAT,' said Barbara Harris of Harris College Advising. 'It depends. It really depends.

 

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