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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Same. We might have paid 4 times for all I know. It is aggravating on that front alone.

I wish the colleges would make a uniform decision on this soon.[/quote]
What type of uniformity are you referring to?  Top privates are uniformly test optional this fall (with one being test-blind) even though some of them sound interested in seeing scores if possible.  Publics vary a bit, but many/most are also test optional.[/quote]

Maybe I am not as knowledgeable about the process as I should be. As I understand it, "test optional" is a choice. Submit test scores or go without. I have read that even with test optional admissions, a student is better off submitting scores as long as they aren't too low. There is risk in not submitting scores and test optional admissions benefit applicants who are not likely to score well on the tests.

But with COVID, what if you have a kid who is a good test taker? Under normal circumstances, he would have taken the SAT in March, the ACT in April, or both exams in June, or maybe in August. Right now, who knows?  People are thinking about driving long distances to find somewhere the test will be administered. That's insane. In some areas of the country, juniors were able to take the test in March in others they weren't. The normal factors for deciding whether to submit scores are not in play. Of course the College Board wants to keep offering the tests and promising that they will be administered, But it is torture for the kids!

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