<p>There is an interesting editorial by an admissions guy from Reed College in yesterday’s NYTimes pointing out that allowing kids to apply to college without submitting SAT scores is another strategy for a school to improve it’s ranking in USNews. The kids with weaker scores don’t submit them, so the school can admit weaker applicants (maybe URMs or atheletes) without lowering their average admitted SAT score! So it’s not altogether just about taking the pressure off the kids …</p>