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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not California. You guys are paranoid. TO is everywhere.[/quote] Then it’s fiction, because outside of one or two posters here, I don’t hear good things about kids applying test optional to the most selective colleges , and I have kids at two academically rigorous private schools. In fact, this cycle, we had a presentation about testing in which they strongly encouraged against applying test optional based on what they are seeing and hearing from the most selective schools. [/quote] I have a Senior and his HS college counseling staff told us when he was a Sophomore to TEST. Always test. That kids from good schools, good backgrounds have the opportunity and options to test and the only reason somebody won't submit scores in those situations is because they didn't score well. They said think of it as "Test aware" not Test optional. [b]Test optional was designed to bring in First Gen and disadvantaged URMs, not MC-UMC-Rich kids with all the advantages[/b] in life.[/quote] This is what people need to remember. It was queued up when they knew SC AA would be overturned. Covid TO was going to be temporary, but the SC looming decision stretched it out.[/quote] AND they saw the added benefit of driving up the number of Applicants (collecting more $80/ a pop) while helping to drive down acceptance rates letting them appear more competitive/selective.[/quote]
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