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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Last cycle, Vanderbilt emissions officer told us as part of their August tours not to submit below a 34. “Don’t submit anything that you would not think improves your admission chances.”

33 is neutral and does not improve.
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Did they say anything about SAT scores?[/quote]

Our high rigor, 4.0 UW/4.5W, lots of arts and a sport kid did not get in with a 1520. TO wasn’t great for them.[/quote]

A lot of private counselors recommend submitting if at or above 50 percentile.  Depending on schools, 1520 may not be enough for 50 percentile.  [/quote]

That's not how it works. 1520 is absolutely high enough to tick the box no matter it's 50 percentile or not. It's laughable if anyone thinks that this kid was not accepted because of SAT. [/quote]

Yes. Agree that it wasn’t the score that got them denied. They submitted. I think that TO hurt them because so many kids that didn’t submit got in. Just the way it goes I guess. We thought they had a good shot with the whole package. [/quote]

Our 1520/4.0 kid — who was applying in 2023 — had similar results in being waitlisted or denied at many top schools that were taking a ton of test-optional kids. 2023 was a weird year in which many top colleges were publicly promising to admit a large percentageof  test-optional applicants — so there were fewer available slots for kids who actually submitted scores. (Never mind all the ED applicants and sports recruits, etc.) Now, for the '26 cycle and beyond, that might have receded a bit. [/quote]

Yes, the tide has turned.[/quote]

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