SAT subject tests are NOT truly optional for middle/upper middle class applicants at elite colleges!

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Here is what Penn has to say on SAT subject tests.

Here is what Penn also says:

SAT Subject Tests are recommended but not required. Applicants who do not take SAT Subject Tests will not be at a disadvantage in the admissions process.

http://www.admissions.upenn.edu/apply/whatpennlooksfor/testing
I would be soooo much better if colleges would just be transparent and not leave us to interpret.