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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kid is going to be a senior. 4.0W/3.6UW with all honors in core classes all 4y, 1AP/5 IB/1 DE + lettered in a varsity sport (wasn't offered COVID year) + National Honors Society. But he BOMBED the SAT (under 1100 with a prep class...yes, we can talk grade inflation...but also ADHD and being a poor test taker.) Clearly he will be going TO and isn't applying to top schools (looking at Towson, Temple, GMU) but wasn't sure how being test optional affected merit aid.  Any insight? We need all the merit he can get since we won't qualify for financial aid.[/quote]

Have your son try the ACT. With extra time, it is a much easier test to master than the SAT. My ADHD kid got a 34. [/quote]

This is a good advice. Since he is going TO anyway, give it a shot at ACT (and also retake SAT??). What do you got to lose? [/quote]

He has time and effort to loose.  Why bother. He should just focus on the ECs that he does well at and his applications. My kid isn’t a good test taker either.  That is just one skill and lots of schools are realizing that it has never been the only indicator of a valuable candidate.   Consider the test blind schools, the entire California system.[/quote]

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