Is there a reason that Williams applications increased so much last year?

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Here’s the story in the Globe about Williams, Amherst, Dartmouth, Columbia, and others all dropping the SAT II requirement in the summer of 2016.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/08/21/sat-subject-tests-lose-favor-for-colleges/ZfYQEL2zokxVE92v7UF3SL/story.html