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[quote=Anonymous]When Covid hit and testing wasn't widely available, colleges came up with "test optional" and reaped a huge bonanza - increased application fees. Given the uncertainty around admissions, students are now applying to more schools, reinforcing that revenue stream. Now that we are past Covid, colleges don't want to give up on that revenue stream and continue with the 'test optional' marketing pitch so we suckers continue to apply and increase their revenue. But test scores DO matter. If you think of the 'academic stool' as having 3 legs - GPA, Rigor and Test Scores, you need to have a strong showing in at least two of the three to be favorably considered. This is for schools below T40 or so. Of course, the more selective the school, the more important all three are. TO also gives schools to shape the class of their choice and they will continue to admit strong TO students just so future TO students will continue to apply.[/quote]
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