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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can't stand test optional.[/quote]
I'm sure it's because your kid(s) did well on the standardized tests. My kids did well on the standardized tests, so I'm not a fan either. If my kids did poorly on the tests I would support test optional. [/quote]

I'm an under 6 foot male who's otherwise good at basketball, but I don't support height limits in the NBA.[/quote]
I support what is best for my kids. If TO is best, then I support TO. If test required is best, then I support test required.  I'm not advocated what is best overall, just is what is best for my kids.  [/quote]

That's fair. I guess we're all like that. I just hate that my 1500+ kid has to compete with kids who scored way lower. Just like Reggie Miller's parents would have had every right to complain about basketball tryouts where shooting drills were optional.[/quote]

Your kid is also competing against kids who benefit from grade inflation, or private school educations, or tutors, or athletes with 1100 SAT scores or parents who helped them start a sham nonprofit. [/quote]

True. People complain that standardized tests can be gamed by privileged kids who can afford expensive prep, but everyone still has to sit down and take the same test under the same conditions. It’s all the “holistic” bull crap for test-optional applicants that really lets rich helicopter parents sneak their mediocre kids in.[/quote]

Lots of affluent kids also get extended time due to an accommodation they were able to get from a diagnosis from private evaluation which can easily cost 4-5k. It's shocking how many kids at my kid's HS get this. It's a game changer for scores. 
 
I have a child with a IEP and significant special needs  whose Full Scale IQ of 90 including a 1% processing speed. He legitimately requires time and a half. This is not the profile I am referring to.

Lots of kids with Anxiety and ADHD get  a 504 approved with 1.5 time. Maybe they need a little bit of extra time but 1.5 time is a huge advantage and lots of 
Kids in affluent schools are getting it. [/quote]

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