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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]UVA the highest test scores in the state.  Obviously [/quote]

[b]50% of the entering class didn't submit SAT scores.[/b]

Pretty consistent across the board for the competitive publics (45% at Tech and W&M)

What's surprising to me is that [b]only 30% of the entering class at Washington & Lee submitted SAT scores [/b](and the percentiles were identical to UVA).

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Do parents still think test optional is a fad?[/quote]

Another 26% submit ACT scores so about 50% submit scores. That said, they were encouraging test optional on the tour. My daughter goes there now and got in test optional. [/quote]

Unless you get a good score, in which case they matter more than ever.[/quote]

And ... *checks notes* ... you might submit both to drive the point home.[/quote]

Ok, you’ve convinced me. White kids at Virginia colleges can’t do basic algebra. My kid is sick and tired of taking high school math with kids like that, so we will look outside the state of Virginia for college. [/quote]

Huh?  I had a kid go through TJ and kid do the base school. And very few kids submitted both (more at TJ than the base school). And the ones who did were kids who were great test takers who didn’t need more than one try at each. Most kids can’t one and done a 1520 and 34 cold. Junior year is busy and stressful and has a heavy academic load where grades matter a lot.  Prepping both tests well enough to hit the high scores (especially considering the different math pacing and the science ACT section) and then sitting through multiple takes of both is spending a lot of time that can better be used on grades, ECs and as senior year approaches, things like essays. Especially with TO, two great  doesn’t get you much more than one. And two lower scores because of split attention is counterproductive.

Some kids want to prove they can go 1600/36.  They also apply to all the Ivys, etc. I doubt most kids submit both because it’s a time suck without much reward.  Especially in the TO world. [/quote]

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