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Universities of Michigan and Texas Will Require Applicants to Take a Writing Exam

The University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and the University of Texas at Austin said this month that they would require all undergraduate applicants to take a proctored writing exam, beginning in spring 2005 -- a move that many other colleges are expected to follow.

The decisions come after ACT Inc. and the College Board, which...

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