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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"The test doesn't matter" folks are out in force here. As far as I know, the University of Texas is the only school that has released data on the performance of test optional students, and [b]they did not do "fine." [/b]There's a reason most top schools have gone back to test required. Performance on standardized tests are still the most accurate predictor of college readiness. [/quote]

[url]https://news.utexas.edu/2024/03/11/ut-austin-reinstates-standardized-test-scores-in-admissions/[/url]

The higher standardized scores translated on average to better collegiate academic performance. Of 9,217 first-year students enrolled in 2023, those who opted in had an estimated [b][u]average GPA of 0.86 grade points higher[/u][/b] during their first fall semester, controlling for a wide range of factors, including high school class rank and GPA. Those same students were estimated to be 55% less likely to have a first semester college GPA of less than 2.0, all else equal.[/quote]

I wouldn't dispute their data but other demanding schools have had different results. The biggest thing to remember, though, is that TO could encompass a huge range of scores. OP asked about kids below 1400, which can include a lot of kids in the 1200-1400 range. I'm guessing most of those kids are doing well in college. Mine is. But I will concede that TO kids who scored below 1100 may be struggling more at really demanding schools. We just don't have enough data to know the range of possibilities so we go with our personal experience (which is what OP asked about originally). [/quote]

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