# SATs, GREs, and GMATs are Being Eliminated from Admissions Requirements at Certain Universities

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**Created:** [January 31, 2020, 10:02am UTC](https://forum.techpost.io/t/sats-gres-and-gmats-are-being-eliminated-from-admissions-requirements-at-certain-universities/126 "2020-01-31T10:02:06Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 10:02am UTC](https://forum.techpost.io/t/sats-gres-and-gmats-are-being-eliminated-from-admissions-requirements-at-certain-universities/126/1 "2020-01-31T10:02:06Z")

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Originally published at: [SATs, GREs, and GMATs are Being Eliminated from Admissions Requirements at Certain Universities | Techpost](https://techpost.io/sats-gres-and-gmats-are-being-eliminated-from-admissions-requirements-at-certain-universities/)  
   
Standardized admissions tests have been around since 1905, when Alfred Binet developed the precursor to the modern IQ test, known as the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test. When World War I arrived, it became customary practice to conduct standardized testing, especially as a way to assign duties to US servicemen in the armed forces. The College Board…