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

“I actually think the elite schools’ admissions offices do know who’s Pell Grant”

I read a SCEA recap article from Harvard admissions a couple of years ago and they commented on how thrilled they were with the increase in low income applicants. They mentioned they were basing the stat on the number that had requested fee waivers. (Just one of numerous factors that can imply income.)