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[quote=Anonymous]As said above they are not saying they will let in tons of kids with 1400, they are affirming that a SAT ( or ACT) score in context can predict academic success at Dartmouth. 
They expect higher scores from affluent kids to match their high gpa and rigorous course load. And if an applicant is from a low income area or school where a smaller number of kids go to college, then their high gpa, combined with taking a rigorous course load based on what is available at their school then combined with solid very good score like 1400 ( at a school where many kids score under 1200) can help predict that that the student can handle the Dartmouth ( or similar school) academically.
When everyone is test optional, a high gpa has less meaning for both the affluent and other candidates, especially when a lot of schools tend to allow re- takes of tests etc and there is a lot of grade inflation.
The test score is another piece of the picture in holistic admissions and studies are showing that for some colleges is was helpful and without it some students are getting admitted to schools that are not the right place for them. 
Years ago, if you didn’t have a certain type of score, you knew that certain schools were not on your radar, and that was ok for a long time until test optional became so widespread.

I predict all of the ivys and similarly academically challenging schools will bring back test requirements or at least go test preferred where you would have explain why you are not submitting scores.
There are already some schools doing that.
We came across one as my son was applying. There was a question where you had to explain why you were not submitting scores if you chose not to.
2 years ago the answer might have been that their test center cancelled testing several times due to Covid ( which was happening often in 2020-2021, even 2022 a little). Now that is rare and I wonder what explanations are used when it’s clear that such a school would prefer a score so you wouldn’t have to answer this question.[/quote]

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