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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A lot of full pay white kids get accepted TO. They just won't disclose it here in DCUM.

40% plus don't submit scores anymore. Not all of them are URMs.

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I know of at least one the last cycle. Others have reported examples on other threads. TO is real. But people really want to believe it isn't. I'm not sure why. [/quote]

Because the schools release next to no data on test optional admissions, and it’s wide spread adoption is highly correlated to big increases in the admissions rates of urm (will be replaced by low income) and first gen students.[/quote]
NP. TO has not led to significant increases in URM enrollment.

[quote]But early research shows going test-optional may not be the boon for diversity and equity some had hoped. One study of 100 private colleges and universities found that test-optional admissions increased the share of Black, Latino, and Native American students by just one percentage point. The share of Pell eligible students from low-income backgrounds increased by only 1 percentage point.[/quote]
https://universitybusiness.com/test-optional-has-gone-mainstream-now-what/ (This article looked at the first year of widespread test optional policies, high school class of 2021. I haven't seen articles for the second one yet.)[/quote]

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