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My kid with severe ADHD chose to prepare intensely for the ACT, which cost a non-negligible amount of money, since with his disability he needed a one-on-one tutor, and I believe that thanks to this and his academically strong profile, he was offered significant merit aid at most of his choices. He was also offered a spot in an academically-rigorous program that surely would not have picked him had he not submitted his ACT and AP scores.

We are also Asian, no hooks, no athletics, and we did not want to risk a test-optional candidacy in that context, before the Supreme Court decision. Now... who knows. Word to the wise - old habits die hard. It will take more than a SC decision to make the common Admissions Officer mortal (usually a young graduate from the same college, the kind that couldn't get a job elsewhere) conceive that Asians don't need higher scores than other students to get in.

I know there are plenty of bright kids who get stellar scores with minimal self-preparation. But if your child has trouble, and you think for some reason that the score can make a difference, as it did for us, then you really need to pay for a reputable private tutor. The group sessions that "guarantee points or your money back" are by definition not the right ones - otherwise they wouldn't need to sell themselves like this.

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