Things were already trending this way in the world of college admissions before 2020, but the COVID pandemic seemed to be the official death knell of the SAT and ACT standardized testing requirements at most major universities.

But the academic winds are changing again.......

After most major schools ... including the University of California ... did away with the SAT and ACT requirements for their admissions, Yale University is officially bringing it back.

Harry Feder is not a fan of that ... he's executive director of the standardized testing watchdog group "Fair Test."