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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think Yale’s test required makes the most sense. If you’ve got 5s in calc and English lit, why do I care about your sat score exactly?

I’m also confused by CMC’s decisions, seeing that the faculty recommended test optional a week before recommending a test required college. It seems like they don’t actually have any plan or reasoning, and they just want to follow likely conservative/donor pressure. Note that CMC hardly gets applications and this is gonna torpedo their count even worse. They are trying to shred a bro culture, have a pretty long, annoying application, and are competing with the other Claremont colleges.[/quote]

cmc would probably receive more apps if they didn't charge a fee and/or removed their supplemental essays, interview and video requests. as you said, it's a long annoying application process. and now they are adding test requirements too. so I do think those things do impact how easy it is to apply, and how many applications they will receive. but it seems they care more about fit than just finding tactics to increase their overall number of unserious applicants. [/quote]

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