MIT reinstates ACT/SAT test requirement

MITChris
Sat, 02 Apr 2022 20:30:51 +0000

Data10:

However, I understand that MIT is a unique school that has many differences from the average college and may show different patterns and have different needs.

Thank you for this thoughtful review of those citations (and your compliments on our site). I think we definitely do not want to make blanket statements for the profession, or think anyone has the research to support them. Probably the most interesting feedback I’ve gotten from some TO colleagues privately is: “hey, look, I bet this research is true for MIT, but the way you wrote it has allowed it to be used as a cudgel against all of us in some broader culture war.” If I could go back, I think we’d try to make it even clearer we were just trying to talk about MIT, and my hope is that every college does/is doing the research to make the right choice for them and their students.