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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh, hey, look GW finds that students who submitted test scores and those who didn't perform the same academically in college:
https://www.gwhatchet.com/2018/04/02/test-optional-applicants-on-par-academically-with-other-students-officials-say/

It's almost as if a high school student's four years of academic performance might give better insight into how they'll fare in college than does a single 3-hour stint of penciling in circles.[/quote]

I think that course rigor is a pretty good substitute for test scores, and the top math/science courses are now pretty much standardized with the introduction of APs. Kids able to successfully complete AP Calculus as a junior, for instance, are generally pretty smart. That pool of kids had the best college admissions at DCs school, even if they wanted to study the humanities. The NMSF also came from that group of kids or those that were ahead of that benchmark. When DC interviewed at a test-optional school, they seem that concerned about grades, and looked a lot at course selection. [/quote]

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