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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our college counselor said it’s a bit of a game.  TO has raised average SAT at schools, but they are basically taking the same kids.  They are just accepting them TO to keep their acaerage scores high.  [b]We live in CA.  Lots of kids here aren’t even taking the tests because the UCs are test blind.[/b]
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This is a key point. The UCs going test blind is going to reshape the terrain. More and more CA students will not have scores, and that’s a HUGE number of applicants. WA, AZ, and OR are also test blind for state schools. At a certain point, the numbers will shift. Some schools (like Georgetown, which doesn’t even accept the common app and requires scores from all test sittings) will hold out and might not ever change. But more and more will be true optional or blind.[/quote]
The reason that UC system can go test blind is that they have so much data already about all of the CA HSs (GPAs, course grades) and how students do once accepted, they can make their determination of academic preparedness without the test scores. All state university systems should be able to do this for in-state students. Smaller schools and the most rigorous schools with students from all over the US and the world will still find standardized test scores useful to be able to compare students and predict success.[/quote]

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