Reply to Test Optional Policy at UVA in Fall of 2026

Forum Index » College and University Discussion

Reply to "Test Optional Policy at UVA in Fall of 2026"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Please stop with the URM BS. If 50% of the kids at Vandy were TO, you know darn good and well that most of them were white.[/b] This isn't 1980's admissions with paper applications. Colleges have so much more data on applicants and their high schools. A test score is only one metric. [/quote]

Apparently,  TO is bad - except when whites use it. [/quote]

[b]TO seems to be great from the perspective of the schools in many ways.  They can admit who they want without it negatively impacting the metrics they report for ranking.[/b][/quote]

TO is only good for schools.

[/quote]

It sure as heck isn’t good for students who have high scores.  Everyone seems to assume they lied, stole, and cheated to get them.  [/quote]

If you have a high score ... submit it. That's why it's called Test Optional. No one assumes your kid lied, stole, or cheated (unless your Varsity Blues 2.0). If your kid does well on standardized tests ... great. I disagree though that TO is just good for schools. Rather, it's good for kids (as it takes one stressor out of the high school experience) and it recognizes that there is a not a one size fits all methodology to determine who has potential. I, for one, don't buy the arguments that the Testing-Industrial Complex sells to maintain their business and $$$ that say the SAT/ACT is the best predictor of college success. A high school transcript, work ethic, genuine curiosity, social/team skills, initiative, and day-in, day-out commitment is much more predictive in my mind.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics