<p>Many test optional schools still collect scores so they can run institutional research on whether scores predict success. Bates tracked 20 years and found the difference in graduation rates is 0.1%. The diff is .05% in college GPA.</p>
<p>G’mom, most of our kids receive marketing materials, if they check the right “potential field of study” on the PSAT. My D2 got plenty from top schools; she had stated pre-med- and her scores were awful.</p>