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[quote=Anonymous]My personal view is that test optional will make testing more important than ever. Instead of having the schools’ test score data muddied by URMs and other special cases, people will just focus on the 50-75 pct of the student body that submits. Schools will continue to strive to have a high average or range. Does Williams really want to have a lower average SAT than Amherst? Will Colby let itself slip below Bates? Of course not. So there is a two tier system shaping up. URMs and first Gen and other special cases apply into one pool and then the “privileged” students compete against each other in another pool. People will compare schools based on the relative quality of the privileged pool. Admissions offices will continue to manage towards a high average SAT because they know they can’t afford to slip behind peer schools as they will be seen as less selective and then students and parents will have less interest in applying and it will be a downward spiral. [/quote]
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