藤校之一的达特茅斯学院宣布恢复标化要求

今天早些时候,美国八所常青藤名校之一达特茅斯学院官方宣布,将在2025年秋季入学申请季开始,恢复对申请者标化成绩的要求。

达特茅斯学院(Dartmouth College)成立于1769年,经常被亲切地称为“达茅”。它是八所藤校中本科新生规模最小的一所,同时,恐怕也是在中国学生、家长心目中最“默默无闻”的一所。但是,这丝毫不影响学校高不可攀的申请难度。根据学校官方数据,2022秋季入学申请季中,达茅的总录取率仅为6.38%,从任何角度衡量,它都是一所美国“最难录取大学”。

藤校之一的达特茅斯学院宣布恢复标化要求

今天的官方通知,是通过校长署名信的方式发布的。要点如下:

达茅恢复标化的要求是基于社会学研究结果,该研究显示,

This decision was guided by social science research that suggests we can improve our ability to identify students from a wide range of economic backgrounds who will succeed at Dartmouth.

我们的标化要求在新冠疫情开始后暂停……但是通过分析比较疫情前后若干年的录取数据,我们得出如下结论:

The testing requirement was paused at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic when many students were not able to take SATs and ACTs. The hiatus allowed us to look at our admissions data over several years—years in which the SAT/ACT was required and years in which it was optional.Analysis of this data…has led us to conclude that:

我们旨在遴选最有潜力学生的全面审核机制,得益于对申请者标化成绩的考量……SAT/ACT分数尤其能够帮助我们识别出那些相对资源不足的学生,而在选择性提交标化的政策下,这类学生或许会被错

Our holistic admissions approach to identifying the most promising students, regardless of their background, benefits from a careful consideration of testing information as part of their application package. In particular, SAT/ACTs can be especially helpful in identifying students from less-resourced backgroundswho would succeed at Dartmouth but might otherwise be missed in a test-optional environment.

标化分数不会也不应该主宰录取决定,但是它应该为录取决定提供必要的信息。

A standardized test score doesn't—and shouldn't—dictate our admissions decisions, but it should inform those decisions.

简单总结,这个决定会马上影响到今年申请的学生(即正在就读11年级的学生)。他们将会在2025年高中毕业,因此将申请2025秋季入学,即本政策开头提到的Class of 2029毕业班。

尽管很多同学不希望参加标化考试,但是通过今天达茅的决定,我们不难推测,一定会有更多顶尖大学跟进这一政策。事实上,麻省理工学院早在去年就已经宣布恢复对申请者标化的要求了。

所以,想进名校的学霸们,还是早日将敲门砖搞定吧。加油!

机构在此祝愿大家龙年大吉,标化早日下车!

达茅校长信原文链接:https://president.dartmouth.edu/news/2024/02/reactivating-satact-requirement-dartmouth-undergraduate-admissions

达茅社会学教授应校长要求、进行的关于标化对本科录取影响的研究结果:https://home.dartmouth.edu/sites/home/files/2024-02/sat-undergrad-admissions.pdf

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