In what is the bane of every high school senior’s existence, one elite college is taking away some of the pressure by dropping part of their admission requirements.

The University of Chicago will no longer ask for SAT and ACT scores from US students applying to the school, marking the first time that a top-10 research university has done so.

Sitting just behind Princeton and Harvard, the third ranked school on the U.S. News & World Report list accepts just 10% of applicants.

“Testing is not the be-all and the end-all,” said James G. Nondorf, Dean of Admissions. The school will instead focus on student submitted video pitches.

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