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Cornell Reinstates Standardized Testing Requirement for Fall 2026 Application Cycle
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Cornell University reinstates standardized testing requirements for prospective undergraduate students starting from the fall 2026 application cycle.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/sat/)
Cornell University reinstates standardized testing requirements for prospective undergraduate students starting from the fall 2026 application cycle.
All Cornell colleges and schools will remain without an SAT/ACT requirement, as Cornell Admissions announced the extension of their test-optional and test-blind policies for the Fall 2025 application cycle.
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Cornell’s third pandemic-impacted admission cycle kicked off last Monday for Nov. 1 early decision deadline, with standardized testing continuing to be optional for prospective students.
Cornell’s announcement to temporarily suspend testing requirements for admissions has prompted both positive and negative reactions from current high school juniors and Cornell students.
Cornell will suspend standardized testing requirements for the upcoming admissions cycle, becoming the first school in the Ivy League to do so.
Cornell announced Monday that starting this admission cycle, SAT subject tests are no longer required for first-year applicants to the College of Arts and Sciences.