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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]If colleges offer test optional admissions, why is there no GPA optional option, or at least a true either or system[/b]?
Right now you can choose not to submit SAT or ACT scores, but you still have to submit a GPA and full transcript. Why does it only work one way? GPA is hugely dependent on the high school, the rigor available, grading inflation or deflation, and even the specific teachers. In some districts a 4.0 means something very different than in others.

I could imagine a system where a student submits strong standardized test scores and a verified transcript showing courses taken and passed, without the GPA being the main signal. Or the reverse, submit GPA and coursework and skip the test. Either should be valid depending on the student.

Instead we have test optional layered on top of GPA obsession, which seems to just add more pressure rather than less. If the goal was equity and flexibility, should it not work both ways?[/quote]

Because GPA optional wouldn’t boost minority admissions.[/quote]

Because GPA optional wouldn't boost legacy and donor admits. [/quote]

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