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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"the data Wesleyan reports on its CDS reflects the test scores of all matriculating students who sat for a test, not just those that submitted a score with the application"

On its 2023-2024 CDS, Wesleyan reported a submission rate of 52% for the SAT and 19% for the ACT, with a middle-range SAT profile of 1300 to 1500 and a middle-range ACT profile of 31 to 34.[/quote]

The CDS instructs schools to report on the percentage of admitted first time applicants who submitted scores (in bold), then instructs schools to report “ For each assessment listed below, report the score that represents the 25th percentile (the score that 25 percent of the first-time, first-year population scored at or below) and the 75th percentile score (the score that 25 percent scored at or above).” (Also in bold.) [b]Population, not applicants.[/b] Perhaps a bit misleading if you don’t know Wes’s process. Not really here to argue about it though. Go ahead and submit a 1350 unhooked, even in ED, and see how that works out. 				
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The above represents the case for every Common Data Set. There's no need to suggest that others wouldn't know this, or that others are unfamiliar with Wesleyan's practices in general. [/quote]

Let’s try to follow along, my friend. The difference is that Wes requires all matriculating students to submit a test score if they have one whether they submitted it with the application or not. So the difference is the reported distro reflects the vast majority of the class as opposed to the distro of matriculating applicants (7% in the case of Trinity as reported by OP) who felt their score would help their application. There may be others, but Indont believe any of the other NESCACs require all matriculating students to submit a test score post admission pre arrival. Again, believe what you want to believe, but if you are interested in Wes, you should be aware of this. The CDS distro maybe gives a more forgiving picture of the viable range than is accurate.[/quote]

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