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[quote=Anonymous]Despite (or perhaps because of) the rise of test optional, it seems there is more intense focus than ever on small differences in test scores. Thread after thread here, you see people saying things like a 33 disqualifies a student from a top 20 and maybe even a 34 (shouldn’t even submit!) This seems crazy and contrary to the idea of the test optional movement. But it also seems to suggest that test optional is only there to make admissions easier for a certain type of student (hooked). The result is that it makes testing even more important for the other types of applicants (unhooked) because the schools are leaning on these students so they can post a high median test score (among the 51 pct that submit). I actually believe in the value of these tests to a large extent but separating kids by a point or two is really ridiculous (esp given the abuses with untimed testing). [/quote]
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