According to the Inside Higher Education website, Harvard University recently announced that its applicants no longer need to submit the scores of the writing part of the SAT or ACT test. Harvard University said in a statement that students still need to submit the papers required in the application, but they do not need to submit the writing scores of standardized tests (SAT or ACT).
The original statement reads, "Starting from the class of 2023, I will enter school in the fall of 20 19, and the ACT or SAT scores submitted by Harvard University applicants may or may not include writing scores." "But students still need to submit papers when applying through general application, general college application or alliance application. In addition, most Harvard applicants also need to submit papers that Harvard University applies for writing supplementary requirements. At the same time, as Harvard University mentioned in enrollment, the school encourages applicants with unique writing talents to submit portfolios. "
In 2005, the College Committee introduced the writing part into the SAT. However, because candidates can get high marks by reciting arguments and long sentences, they can't judge students' real writing ability, so they are criticized by many writing experts. As a result, the SAT of 20 16 was officially reformed, and the writing part was changed from the original compulsory test to the optional test. At the same time, students also changed from simple writing to writing with reading materials.
Prior to this, Harvard University was not the only one that required applicants to provide SAT or ACT writing scores. For example, Princeton University has the same requirement. However, other top universities with fierce competition have given up the writing requirements of SAT or ACT, such as Columbia University, Cornell University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and University of Pennsylvania.