The New Subject-Test Math: 2 = 3

Inyoung Kang:

THE nation's most selective universities have long required three SAT subject tests. But with the introduction of writing sections on the SAT and ACT in 2005, colleges have been gradually reducing the subject-test requirement.

This admissions cycle, Harvard has jumped on the two-test bandwagon, and Georgetown is "strongly" recommending three instead of requiring them. The most subject tests that any American college now requires is two, according to the National Association for College Admission Counseling. For 18 institutions, the ACT is good enough -- no subject tests required at all.

The writing test has been found to be a good indicator of future academic success, says Jeff A. Neal, a Harvard spokesman.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at January 13, 2011 1:22 AM
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