Opinion: NYU needs to bring back mandatory standardized testing
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Recently, NYU announced that it will reevaluate whether it should make standardized tests mandatory for future admissions cycles. The announcement raised some concerns — after all, test optional policies have been thought to reduce discrimination toward lower-income and underrepresented students, and it seemed like this might be a step backward. But I was surprised to This story Opinion: NYU needs to bring back mandatory standardized testing appeared first on Washington Square News.

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