August 12th 2024
Following Harvard’s decision earlier this month to reinstate standardized testing requirements for the Class of 2029, students, experts, and counselors said applicants and their advisers will need to make quick adjustments for the new policy. Jason J. Holly, a high school counselor at the Hong Kong International School, said that under test-optional policies, he and his colleagues recommend that students have a standardized test score above the median at schools they apply to. But with test-required policies in place at Harvard, Holly said they may begin warning students against applying if they do not have a “competitive test score.”
