Test optional success stories

[Anonymous]

Curious how kids applying test optional fared so far this year. DS is a junior coming from a W school in MCPS. Likely not applying to top tier schools. Wondering how kids looking at T50-100+ schools did this year without submitting tests, particularly kids coming from top privates and W schools where my sense is that most kids submit. Not my first kid so I know there’s no crystal ball and I know every school is different, but first kid did submit scores so I’m just trying to get a sense of how things are playing out this year. Thanks for any insights!

[Anonymous]

My daughter got into UVA yesterday OOS TO. And prior to that info Binghamton and UVM honors. The rest of her apps are RD.

She goes to a private school but I wouldn’t say most people submit bc our college office only lets you submit if your scores are at the 50th percentile for the school. And they also encouraged her to leave her scores out when hoping for honors.

[Anonymous]

There was a post here on private schools with most # of TO admits in 1st year class last cycle:

Vanderbilt
Cornell
UChicago
WashU
USC
NYU
Tufts
Northeastern
Wake
Tulane

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My daughter got into UVA yesterday OOS TO. And prior to that info Binghamton and UVM honors. The rest of her apps are RD.

She goes to a private school but I wouldn’t say most people submit bc our college office only lets you submit if your scores are at the 50th percentile for the school. And they also encouraged her to leave her scores out when hoping for honors.

What were her grades?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My daughter got into UVA yesterday OOS TO. And prior to that info Binghamton and UVM honors. The rest of her apps are RD.

She goes to a private school but I wouldn’t say most people submit bc our college office only lets you submit if your scores are at the 50th percentile for the school. And they also encouraged her to leave her scores out when hoping for honors.

What state are you in? What major did she apply uVA?

[Anonymous]

I know of someone who got into UPenn ED with TO. Don’t know grades. From a private, beat out higher stats kids.

[Anonymous]

My son we submitted test and I totally regret.
My DD is junior and unless she gets 33 composite or above I'm not sending

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son we submitted test and I totally regret.
My DD is junior and unless she gets 33 composite or above I'm not sending

That decision should depend on the college. And there should be colleges on the list where it would make sense to submit a 33.

[Anonymous]

OP, in the 50-100 range, there should be plenty of TO acceptances. Obviously, the college is relying hard on grades for TO apps. Chances depend on the grades, rigor, high school (how well known), and the particular college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter got into UVA yesterday OOS TO. And prior to that info Binghamton and UVM honors. The rest of her apps are RD.

She goes to a private school but I wouldn’t say most people submit bc our college office only lets you submit if your scores are at the 50th percentile for the school. And they also encouraged her to leave her scores out when hoping for honors.

What were her grades?

4.0/4.65

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son we submitted test and I totally regret.
My DD is junior and unless she gets 33 composite or above I'm not sending

That decision should depend on the college. And there should be colleges on the list where it would make sense to submit a 33.

My kid submitted 33 to many schools listed here - not Vanderbilt though bc their 25% is higher with uwGPA of 3.88 .

For many schools a 33 might be ok. Or not. School dependent

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son we submitted test and I totally regret.
My DD is junior and unless she gets 33 composite or above I'm not sending

That decision should depend on the college. And there should be colleges on the list where it would make sense to submit a 33.

My kid submitted 33 to many schools listed here - not Vanderbilt though bc their 25% is higher with uwGPA of 3.88 .

For many schools a 33 might be ok. Or not. School dependent

Right but my son was 31 composite and 33 superscore and we are in the process now. His top two don't superscore and we still submitted. He would have been rejected from one no matter what but other he was deferred and I think that's why

[Anonymous]

Lots of success stories from our private last year.

This year appears somewhat different.

Will have to see how RD shakes out.

[Anonymous]

My kid got into Rice and WashU two years ago with no test scores.

[Anonymous]

Admitted to VT yesterday:
Big NOVA public, TO, 3.9W/3.6UW, business major, rigorous courses (12 AP/DE classes), strong ECs.