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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid got a 1400 on the SAT. He's submitting to about half the schools he's applying to. Rule of thumb - upper end of their SAT range. One AO suggested looking at the % of students who were admitted TO vs. the % of students admitted whose SAT score aligned with the applicant and put yourself in the bigger pool. [/quote]

Where was this advice given?  I’ve sat through a full dozen admissions info  sessions this spring/summer/fall at T30 schools  and never remotely has any admissions officer given any specific numerical advice or even advised looking at the school averages.  Not once.

Looking at 2026 numbers every school we visited admitted a greater proportion of kids submitting test scores than those applying test optional.  A 1400 is a very good score, I would be concerned you are hurting your kid’s admissions chances by not submitting.  A 1200 would be a different story.[/quote]

Of course they don’t want to scare off potential applicants. Their job is to get everyone (regardless of scores) to apply to their school, so that they can choose who they want and reject the rest. If they start talking about average SAT scores for admitted students being 1550, they will scare people off. Of course the number is out there, but they will not harp on it. [/quote]

That doesn’t make sense, I think they want a wider range of scores so they can make more informed decisions about most candidates.  This is consistent with the info sessions where they said they wanted good scores submitted.  As long as test optional students are admitted at a lower rate, which is currently the case, I would submit 1400s.[/quote]

How can you tell at a particular school if TO is admitted at a lower rate?  They show percentage of kids submitting SAT and percentage with ACT on CDS.  Is there a percentage submitting test scores?  Because some people submit both.[/quote]

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