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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is Duke's most recent numbers:  https://admissions.duke.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2027ClassProfile.pdf
Did anyone here actually look up the numbers? The class profile for 2027 reports that the middle 50% for accepted students is 1520-1570. I assume that 1500 is in the bottom 10-15% of admits. Why would you want to be there? As Duke presumably wants to raise its average SAT number, you're better off if you can help them raise their average than knock it down. Not submitting a score at least doesn't knock down the average. Seems obvious.[/quote]

Superficially, yeah. The average isn’t affected, but there are easy inferences that can be drawn.

You don’t actually think Duke and other schools that are TO believe that anyone submitting an application without a test score is actually capable of delivering a high score, right? Let’s say 1540 or 35 and above.

Just like everyone else, they aren’t fooled. They don’t think the application is lacking a test score because the family couldn’t afford the registration fee, because the applicant refused to take a “biased test”, or because the student is actually capable of a very high test score, but figured, why bother?

They assume the score was low, or would be low. Why wouldn’t they?[/quote]

Yes, because 1000% anyone capable of a high score will be submitting one.  So they know the absence of a score means a lower score.  They just don't know how low.  And you either have other parts of the application that override that unknown deficit (i.e. being an URM, being an Olympian, being a quadruple legacy) or not.  
This isn't that difficult.

However, it does really suck.  Basically everyone but minorities and the wealthy have been strong armed into prepping to a 1500+ (and preferably to a 1550+.).  It's insane.  Hope you all have $3K for test prep or a kid who naturally tests really well.   We did Khan academy (beginning to end) and my kid got up to 1450 (PSAT).  Now I'm paying the big bucks to get him kid through the final stretch and over the 1500 hump.  [/quote]

1450 on PSAT (out of max. 1520) already projects to 1540 or higher.[/quote]

yep, it's 1450 out of 1520.

That is great new if it's true.  I really wanted to avoid paying for $$$ tutoring.  Both on principle and of course to save the money.  I have the tutoring contract at my desk---  I don't have the time to prep my kid myself and he finished the Khan course.  
He hasn't taken an actual SAT yet. [/quote]

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