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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I feel the quality of students has gone down due to test optional - they are less prepared and motivated. Feeling this way as an alum and based on those that reach out to me.[/quote]
I'm sure your feelings are based on empirical evidence and not cranky-old-manism.  :roll: [/quote]

I am sure you know tons of the new students yourself and see their GPA's and test scores too.[/quote]
I have a DD at another WASP currently. She was valedictorian, scored in the mid-1500's on her SAT, and is otherwise tremendously accomplished. To my knowledge, the students at her college do not segregate themselves into test-submitters and test-optional applicants. Rather, everyone, according to her, is incredibly smart and came to college with a massively impressive resume. I've met several of them on my visits, and to my eyes they're much more impressive than the students at my T20 university in the 90's. Is there anything, beyond the shibboleth of "test optional", that suggests that the quality of students at WASP schools have gone down since 2020? Because they look like amazing kids from my perspective. DCUM commenters, on the other hand, frequently seem out of touch and quick to offer categorical opinions without an adequate basis.[/quote]

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