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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The kids I know from the DMV who were admitted to Harvard (3) all took took the SAT and all had scores >1550.  These rules don't apply to this area.  [/quote]

I think this is true but it also makes the test weigh less, imo, compared to other factors.  Or, another way of looking, makes it more competitive because test optional applicants who might not have gotten in with scores will now get a slot.  I personally think the kids most hurt are the 1400-1490/33-34 kids as those scores are better than almost everyone who takes the test but now at the bottom 25% of almost all top 50 universities.  I think those scores used to be a bump and now they could potentially hurt you.

As is always stated, tests are no longer necessary or sufficient.

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They don’t hurt you, if you don’t submit scores, schools assume you did far worse.   [/quote]

DS had a bit of a rough start to HS, mainly B+/Bs with one or two A-s in his first year. After neuropsych testing and a learning plan, he started on an upward trend, finally garnering all As in his senior fall semester. He nailed a 35 on the ACT (not necessarily expected - thought the roof was going to blow off when he got his score - as parents, we were just hoping he would break 30). He felt, as did his college counselor, that the score validated his measure as a learner and growing strength as a student. While he would've liked to have ended up at a more competitive school, there is no way we or he envisioned that he would've been admitted to where he did in ED. I don't think his college counselor even thought that at the beginning of this semester.

Generally I am not a fan of standardized tests as time, tutoring, and money can boost many scores. In this instance, I think my son really benefited from them. [/quote]

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