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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Neo][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You might want to submit if your score is slightly below the 25th percentile mark and you’re an institutional priority. Say you’re a first gen kid from a Title I high school. Average SAT at your high school is 1060. Your score is 1450. 25th percentile mark is 1480. In those circumstances you should probably submit. [/quote]

This is good advice.[/quote]

What if you are from a very well regarded high school and not URM or hooked?  Does it still make sense to submit at or above 25th percentile?  Does it make any sense to submit if NEAR 25th percentile?[/quote]

For test “preferred” schools I would submit. Look at the wording on the college’s website. If more than 40% of enrolled students were admitted TO, I wouldn’t submit  for a kid with your child’s profile. [/quote]

How to identify one?[/quote]

Many schools have tweaked their website language regarding test optional this year.

Example, Yale:

“Applicants who have successfully completed one or more ACT or SAT exams should consider including scores, even if those scores are below the ranges listed below. Yale’s internal research has consistently shown that standardized test scores are a significant predictor of a student’s undergraduate academic performance.”

Yale is test preferred.

Also, look at the CDS for schools your child is interested in. If 80% of enrolled students submitted scores, the school is test preferred. The 20% of students enrolled TO are primarily institutional priorities. [/quote]

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