Duke University will no longer require students to submit some testing scores when they apply for admission.

It will soon be optional for applicants to submit SAT essay scores or ACT writing scores.

Officials said this change is to ensure every student has an opportunity to be fully considered during the application process.

The change will begin with next year's incoming undergraduate class.

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Julian Conley listens during opening statements in his trial at Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. The 25-year-old is accused of fatally shooting 8-year-old Secoriea Turner in July 2020. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

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