United States service academies are set to announce next month that they will start accepting scores on the Classic Learning Test (CLT) for the 2027 admissions cycle, as reported by Politico on Monday.

The CLT, developed in 2015, assesses aptitude in reading, writing, grammar and mathematics, similar to the widely used SAT and ACT. Where it differs from those two exams, however, is its assessment of knowledge pertaining to classical literature, American history and ethical reasoning, among other differentiating topics.

An assessment content brief released by Classic Learning Initiatives, the for-profit company that administers the CLT, notes that the exam consists of three sections: verbal reasoning, grammar/writing and quantitative reasoning. In the verbal reasoning and grammar/writing

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