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U. of Texas at Austin Will Return to Standardized Test Requirement
The university said SAT and ACT scores help it place students in programs that fit them best.
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Who Needs Paper? Many Students Embrace the All-Digital SAT.
Several test takers across the country found themselves in favor of the new format of the college admissions exam — even with some technical glitches.
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No More No. 2 Pencils: The SAT Goes Fully Digital
The new format cuts nearly an hour out of the exam and has shorter reading passages.
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Brown University Will Reinstate Standardized Tests for Admission
The school joins Yale, Dartmouth and M.I.T. in backtracking on “test optional” policies adopted during the pandemic.
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Yale to Require Standardized Test Scores for Admissions
Officials said test-optional policies might have harmed students from lower-income families.
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How to Take Better Pictures With a Drone
Before the advent of drones, people had to rely mostly on airplanes or helicopters to take aerial photographs. Now, thanks to increasing availability and decreasing price points of drones, as well as advances in obstacle avoidance technology, GPS ...
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World
North Korea Tests Long-Range Missile for First Time in Months
South Korea’s military reported the ICBM launch on Monday, saying it was gathering data to learn more about the missile.
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Science
SpaceX Makes Progress in 2nd Launch of Giant Moon and Mars Rocket
SpaceX, Elon Musk's spaceflight company, launched its Starship rocket from the coast of South Texas on Saturday, a mammoth vehicle that could alter the future of space transportation and help NASA return astronauts to the moon. Saturday’s flight of ...
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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Cock-a-Doodle-Doo
A modified version of the classic mirror test suggested that roosters recognize their reflections.
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No Longer Scotland’s Leader, Sturgeon Focuses on Learning to Drive
The former first minister, who resigned and quit as leader of the Scottish National Party before her arrest in June, said seeking a driver’s license at 53 had taken her out of her comfort zone.