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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Daughter who's a junior pulled a 1490 on her first SAT attempt in March, cold, I mean zero preparation. Now she has a tutor and is signed up to take it again in June. Her tutor told me that based on what she's observed in their sessions so far she expects her to get a 1550+ on the second try.

I want to be excited for her, but after reading this board along with so many newspaper articles on how test optional is changing the admission landscape, I can't help but think she came along a couple years too late to be a high-achiever but an otherwise normal kid, by which I mean she's ranked near the top of her class, plays sports, is involved in clubs, but isn't a "URM" or a "first-generation student" and has no interest in being some nationally known social justice activist or social media influencer.

She's just a really smart kid who'll likely become a doctor, pharmacist, PT, or something in that mold, and [b]her test scores were going to be what set her apart from all the other kids who've been handed high grades during Zoom school and can make up a bunch of extracurriculars and "leadership roles" for their applications.

I worry that some kid like that who probably couldn't pull a 1300-1400 with a year of prep will end up taking a spot that should have gone to my daughter. [/b]That might sound bad, but what parent likes seeing their kid lose out on opportunities to someone who they know is less talented and less capable?

I hate test optional!

Test optional can SMD![/quote]

OMG.  What an entitled a$$ you are.  The entire bolded paragraph is just... so incredibly insulting to the kids who have been working their tails off AND who actually do have ECs that are interesting and take up valuable time.  I was ambivalent about test-optional until I read some of the posts from entitled parents complaining that “lesser” (in their minds) students were taking their precious snowflake’s spot.  After reading your post, I am now hoping these test-optional kids are given even more of a chance at admission.  You are repulsive. [/quote]

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