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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In-state, direct admit to Business School. 4.5 weighted, test-optional. Invited to a non-honors LLP.[/quote]

Now that your student is in, may I ask, why test optional with that GPA?     Can't be a covid/testing center issue at this point.[/quote]

The advice we saw on online forums was not to submit if the test scores don't "match" the GPA. U/W GPA of 4.0 included 6 AP, 3 dual enrollment, and multiple high-school honors classes, so the rigor was there. Excellent essay, leadership, job experience, community service, and ECs.

The student has ADHD and does not perform well on standardized tests (max was 1290), but works very hard for good grades and is a strong writer. Even with an A in every AP class, all AP scores were only 3s or 4s. The student did not want the SAT to be the reason for rejection. An SAT of 1300 is about 87th percentile nationally, but probably far below the average test score of admitted UMD freshmen, especially in a limited enrollment program like Smith.

Instead of investing time and money into extended test prep, we invested in ECs/sports, volunteer opportunities, and many hours on essay editing/revision.[/quote]

Same here. Kid isn’t good at standardized tests. ADHD

I wish we had not wasted time on test prep, because that barely moved the needle. Princeton Review refunded our money. 
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