Elite U.S. Colleges Reinstating Standardized Testing Requirements While Others Drop Supplemental Essays

All eight Ivy League institutions are either reinstating or planning to reinstate standardized testing requirements for undergraduate admissions, with Columbia University set to do so by August 2027. This trend is supported by the Trump administration. Concurrently, several selective institutions, including Yale, the University of Georgia, and Georgia Tech, are eliminating or simplifying supplemental admissions essays to streamline the application process.