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[quote=Anonymous]I've said it here before, but US News only counts SAT scores as part of their ranking if more than 50 percent of students submit. If fewer than 50 percent do, US News double counts graduation rates. So a college that does better comparatively on the graduation metric might have incentives to keep score submission low. I assume most colleges aren't playing this 13-dimensional chess, however. They just think that higher scores make them look good and that most people won't bother to consider the percentage of students not submitting. For the record, my kid is submitting test scores to a couple of schools where they are at the lower end of the range based on the following considerations: 1) applying to a less competitive program within the college that likely has lower average SAT scores; 2) balancing a weakness in the transcript; 3) general vibes and signals from the admissions office. [/quote]
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