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There are very very very few kids with a 1000 or even 1200 that think "hey let's go test optional and apply to Harvard because it's the right school for me". Because most kids know they would then struggle once at college and would definately not fit in.  
So sure a few might slip thru, but most likely they have an extremely strong resume otherwise to indicate they will do well---they have to be a striver for everything else.  And fact is there are not many 3.9+ GPA, taking 5+ APs [b](and getting 4/5s)[/b] who only can manage a 1000 on the SAT.  There simply are not many kids that fit that profile. 
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I was following you until the part about getting 4s and 5s. AP scores are not required components of a college application, so this part is irrelevant. Anecdotally, I know a ~4.0 UW student with 10 AP exams taken and no 4s, no 5s, and two 3s (rest are 2s, a few 1s). I know another valedictorian (may be rank 2-4 actually, not sure what happened with that) who has failed all the AP exams they've taken and achieved 22-23 on their ACT. AP classes mean nothing in and of themselves, with laissez-faire teachers, dumbed down coursework, asinine grading policies, and rampant cheating in many, many high schools. I'm a high school junior with a 4.0UW, and I'm glad I'll be able to differentiate myself from my 4.0, low standardized score peers next year at least at a handful of schools[/quote]

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