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Colleges reinstate standardized testing

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Gabriela Morillo Dal Piccol, Staff Writer • September 29, 2025
Universities who were once test-blind are reinstating standardized testing requirements for applications. These changes were greatly propagated by the retraction of Affirmative Action. (Gabriela Morillo Dal Piccol)

Many Ivy League and other selective colleges are reinstating standardized testing requirements for upcoming application cycles, notably fall 2025 and fall 2026, with some changes set to take effect in fall 2028. Students applying this fall or in future cycles are recommended to review each university’s admissions requirements for the most up-to-date information.

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Gabriela Morillo Dal Piccol, Graphics Designer
As a literature-obsessive, art-consuming, scatter-brained polyglot, sophomore student Gabriela Morillo Dal Piccol—known to most as Gabi—has always highly valued and recognized the power of words. Writing has been a long-time passion of hers, and she finds solace in the pages of books and the flow of ink on paper. Likewise, art has also been a constant outlet and inspiration for Gabi, and she hopes to pursue a design-based career in the future. Taking the Journalism class freshman year exposed the gateway into an opportunity that would allow her to optimize and exercise both of her artistic assets. This is her first year working on the Falconer as a writer and graphic designer. When not studying at the library, Gabi can be found immersed in fictional chronicles, working on a new art project, blasting music in her headphones, or indulging in shows she’s clearly too old to be watching (e.g. Bluey, among others). She’s extremely excited to contribute to the Falconer this year in both creative aspects, and can’t wait to see how she’ll grow alongside the publication and its staff.
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