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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let’s get ready to see Harvard acceptance rate fall below 1% this year.  Harvard will say all applicants got fair, full considerations...
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Isn’t that just a matter of math? There’s only so many beds in the dorms.

I fail to see on this particular point of test optional exactly what the fuss is about. It was a binary choice: tests or no tests. How would mandating tests have been better?

Once that decision was made, of course plenty of kids with good grades would apply because there is one less reason not to. I’ve yet to hear a plausible solution to the application “problem” or even an explanation of why the increase in applications is a problem. [/quote]

You are correct; it isn't a problem, and no one who complains about it offers a solution.  People just like to bitch about elite colleges for some reason.  It's likely driven by bitterness, but since we don't know the complainers personally we can't know for sure.

+1 to you for being rational![/quote]

It’s not a problem.  There are just a lot of people who have invested a lot of time and $$ into getting their kid’s test scores up, and they’re frustrated that it doesn’t matter as much, anymore. See the thread about kids with relatively low gpas and high test scores.

I’m actually sympathetic — I have a Junior, and it’s hard to get him motivated to study for the tests.  But who knows what the situation will be for the class of 2021? Will test scores matter more or even less?  No one knows.[/quote]

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