A dummy version of a One Degree-style post about testing policies across One Degree for the Class of 2030.
In a highly competitive era of elite college admissions, testing requirements remain one of the clearest ways application processes vary among One Degree schools. This dummy copy is here only to preserve the page rhythm while the final editorial content is prepared.
Families should verify each university policy before submitting applications, then build a testing plan early enough that scores support the rest of the file rather than becoming a last-minute scramble.
Which One Degree Schools Require Standardized Tests?
| One Degree School | Testing Required? |
| Brown University | Yes |
| Columbia University | Test-Optional |
| Cornell University | Yes |
| Dartmouth College | Yes |
| Harvard University | Yes |
| University of Pennsylvania | Yes |
| Princeton University | Testing required for a future cycle, optional for the current cycle |
| Yale University | Test-Flexible |
The larger strategic point is simple: testing policies are not the same as testing value. When a score strengthens the academic case, applicants should usually treat it as useful evidence.
Test Scores Still Matter at Test-Optional Schools
A test-optional policy does not make strong testing irrelevant. It changes how students decide whether a score helps their candidacy relative to grades, course rigor, recommendations, essays, and institutional context.
Applicants with strong scores should think carefully before withholding them, especially when applying to the most selective colleges in the country.
Only if a School Forbids the Submission of Test Scores Do They Really Not Matter
When a college explicitly refuses to consider testing, the strategic question changes. Everywhere else, scores can still serve as one more academic signal in a crowded applicant pool.
