Students applying to some top New England colleges will have fewer tests to take, as a growing number of colleges will no longer require applicants to submit scores from SAT subject tests. In the past year, Amherst, Dartmouth, and Williams Colleges have dropped the subject test requirement, reports The Boston Globe. Columbia University first announced the new policy this spring after saying that the exams lend little insight into students’ readiness, and can be detrimental to low-income and minority students.

August 23, 2016 ・ From Boston.com