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I think scores should be required, period.

The "doesn't test well" is a myth. My son with special needs didn't test well until we got him diagnosed, taught him organizational skills and half-medicated (he couldn't take the optimal dose of meds due to medical concerns, but a little was better than nothing).

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Well my Kid with learning issues, anxiety driven, and no EF simply doesn't test well. Was a 3.5UW kid in HS and almost 3.5 in college (had bad first year in premed courses).  Did 35+ hours of tutoring for SAT/ACT and none of it really helped.  Score on each test never went up more than 1 point ACT and 30 points SAT, despite all the studying and prepping.  Every test resulted in the same damn result.

However, that kid attended a T80 school, graduated in 4 years despite a major change, had almost a 3.5 in college (after ruining gpa freshman year that was a huge accomplishment).  Had a job starting 2 weeks after graduation at a good company.  In the top 25% of new workers at said company (based on first and 2nd year raises and performance reviews which rank them).  Kid is doing well at their job and life.  I'd say their SAT/ACT ability has nothing to do with their success in life.  And am thankful that colleges outside the T50 recognize that and don't care.  Life is about much more than a 4 hour standardized test!
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3.5 with 30 ACT sounds like a good fit for a T80 and indeed it all worked out really well. Congrats![/quote]

It was a 26 ACT---they could only raise their SAT by 30.

But main point is that despite the inability to "improve on SAT/ACT" they are still excelling in life, and were not relegated to a T300 school. Their GPA demonstrated more about their work ethic and ability than the 4 hour test[/quote]

A 26 ACT is better score than 83% of the kids who go to college, which seems very much in line with the rest of your kids stats.  [/quote]

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