On Thursday, Yale University announced it again would require some form of standardized testing for prospective students seeking admission. The university joins Dartmouth as the second Ivy League school to re-institute the requirement, which many schools scuttled during COVID-19.
Both Dartmouth and Yale admitted that making such testing optional harmed socially and economically underprivileged applicants, stacking the deck in favor of those whose families had more money and social capital. A lot could be said about this move in relation to American education. Here, the Left seems to have realized that their attempts at making their institutions more aligned with social justice actually ended up further entrenching the privilege they criticize in general society.
