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[quote=Anonymous]"Even though many colleges aren’t mandating scores, at least one group of students are still sending them: wealthier ones. In the current application cycle for current high school seniors, 52% of students in the wealthiest households submitted scores this school year, according to data from the Common Application through February. Only 39% of the poorest did so. Applications among first-generation students -- those whose parents didn’t receive bachelor’s degrees -- grew by 21% from two years prior. Only 37% of underrepresented minorities sent in scores in 2021-22, compared to 52% of non-unrepresented minorities."

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-14/why-u-s-colleges-are-rethinking-standardized-tests-quicktake-l0qs606i

Wealthy households are taking standardized tests in greater numbers, probably with a lot of money spent on test prep. They still want the "advantage" that comes with maintaining the high stakes testing standard. However, Test Optional is changing the admissions game.

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