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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s ridiculous that we have to expend energy, time and resources to go back to what we always historically did, because a group of progressive radicals in education shouted enough about some ridiculous theory that went against common sense, but somehow had enough support to get implemented.

Why do educational institutions cater to the loudest, dumbest most unproven voices?[/quote]

Because test optional allows a school to admit a full-pay student with a 1200 over a middle class student with a 1350, while flattering the full-pay family by maintaining that admissions are based on merit. [/quote]

Colleges have always had the power and flexibility to admit students with a wide range of test scores above and below their average. I know this because when I was a college applicant 20 years ago, my SAT score was below the average and I still was admitted.

TO is much more about signaling that you are willing to make life easier for students because we’ve all decided as a society that life is too hard and unfair for them so we lower or remove expectations and standards left and right in an attempt to appear or seem modern and progressive.[/quote]

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