<p>Hmmmm…not really sure. I never thought about NOT having her take the SAT. It’s just sort of considered a requirement. Whether it really IS or not, I don’t know.</p>
<p>Pretty sure they have to have it, and if it were absent on the application, the application would probably be considered incomplete.</p>
<p>What I’ve seen at D’s school relative to SAT/ACT is the following:</p>
<ol>
<li> Good students in the top 10% don’t usually study for it or stress about it.</li>
<li> They usually score well - 1300+</li>
<li> They usually don’t retake it trying to get a better score.</li>
</ol>
<p>Mind you, that’s for D’s HS. Not for all HSs in Texas.</p>
<p>Since most college bound students in Texas attend public universities, and since if you’re in the top 10%, you’re guaranteed a spot (8% for UT), then there’s not much point stressing about the SAT/ACT for most of them.</p>
<p>The exception being some students at really competitive high schools who can have a 3.9 and still not make it in the top 10%. For them, they’ll HAVE to hit that 1300 SAT, 30 ACT mark to feel comfortable at a flagship.</p>