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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the admissions staff below Ivy tier honestly don’t want your scores if they’ll bring down the school average for rankings. Ivys+ I think will hold it against you. Just my guess. [/quote]

I think you're right. Here's one little anecdote from our experience last year. DS, who went to a local DC very rigorous private, had an SAT score that was at the 50th percentile for a SLAC that was a reach--not far reach--but reach. He had a great interview and great recommendations and average GPA for the school. The day before they were mailing out decisions, the school called my son's college counselor and said, "it would be in his best interest to change his application to test optional." He hopped onto his portal and clicked the box to change from submiting his score to not, and was accepted the next day. Even with a score in the mid-range for that school, they wanted only higher scores in their accepted students. With then all going test-optional, the average ranges for standardized test scores was much higher last year. I would not submit unless the score is over the 50th percentile.[/quote]

This makes no sense to me.  Are you saying they saw the score but wanted it removed so they wouldn't have to include it in their average?  If that's what happened, wow, how unethical can you get?  This is actually newsworthy.[/quote]

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