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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]TO will not be a great look for a someone w your DCs stats. Not too hard to bump up sat. I would have him work on that. Superscoring to at least 1500 will be straightforward. Good luck.[/quote]

+1 With his stats, TO will look like his test scores are not 1500+, especially with 4/5 on all his AP tests.  So yes, it will look "fishy" to the AO.  So unless you are form a Low income zip code, it will be assumed he didn't do well on the SAT/ACT.

That's the thing, TO is not really TO at most schools.  If you are from a zipcode where everyone can easily take the tests, then you should take it and submit
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What is your support for this? I would agree if school says "test recommended," but most who say TO are explicit that nothing will be assumed by not submitting,  it's just 1 data point.[/quote]

Some of the “tiger mom” posters here are wrong. 
Listen to what college AO are saying… they don’t infer a low Test score. But it’s one less data point. So the rest of the data points must be extremely strong.

There is a ton of information out there on this topic. Educate yourself and don’t listen to these crazy parents pushing testing as the end, all be all.

Just because you get a 35 or 36 does not entitle you to admission to a top-tier college. It actually is irrelevant after the first 30 seconds of looking at the application.

Grades and test scores are not treated equally. One is definitely more important than the other.

I’m a big fan of getting data and information directly from college counselors and the admissions offices. 
Listen to podcasts. There are some really good ones.[/quote]

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