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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD is a good student with mostly As as well as 4s and 5s on AP tests. She would like to apply only test-optional. Do you think this is going to be *severely* limiting when it comes to applications next year? Will more and more colleges require scores? Or do you think that the "demographic cliff" will cushion requirements for testing? She is at a MoCo public HS, and we are full-pay. [/quote]

It really depends on the schools she wants to apply to. If outside the top 70 or so, TO is not a problem, especially if she is submitting 4s and 5s on AP tests.

But she seems to test pretty well in advanced classes. So it sounds like she just doesn't want to bother with the ACT or SAT.

Which, duh. Absolutely no high school student wants to take the SAT/ACT. If they could all check out, they would. But they put their heads down, and do it. So in comparison to her classmates and the millions of other students that take the test, she's going to come across as lame and lazy if she's submitting 5s on AP tests but refuses to take the SAT/ACT.

My suggestion is to take practice and timed ACT and SAT tests on a Saturday morning.[b] As others have noted, the ACT is easier, but faster. The SAT is harder, but slower. [/b]Try each. It's probably not as bad as she thinks it is. And every practice score can be substantially improved with some preparation. Take whichever test she prefers. And then she preserves all her options. Rando unhooked kids from the "burbs who don't submit scores are going to have a problem at the more selective schools. [/quote]

Have a doctor write a note for extra time, then take the ACT. Bingo.

I'd say at least 50% of the wealthy kids in our nabe did this. (well, their parents did)[/quote]
Getting accommodations is a lot more complicated than a doctor note.[/quote]

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