Can I get in to MHC? Please only answer if you are very familiar with MHC!

[CrewDad]

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And they request the scores from students upon admission so they can fill out the Common Data Set and report them to sources like USNW

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<p>Intparent, MHC might request scores for internal use from the matriculating students who didn’t submit their scores during the admission process, but as far as I can ascertain, the scores are not included on the Common Data Set that USNWR relies on for their data. Only 54% and 20% of enrolled students submitted the SAT and ACT respectively. Some students took both tests. so in reality less than 74% of the students are represented. Smith does the same with the their Common Data Set. The middle 50 percent is inflated at both colleges. </p>

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Here’s an example of this phenomenon: Before Mount Holyoke went test-optional, in 2001, its middle 50-percent SAT range (a frequently cited test barometer) was 1170-1360. A few years later, with roughly 70 percent of freshmen submitting scores, the range jumped 60 points on both ends.

<a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/26/education/edlife/26guidance-t.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0”>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/26/education/edlife/26guidance-t.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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I am not saying high scorers are the only students getting merit money offers. But you don’t understand college admissions if you think it is not relevant, and probably the biggest pool of students getting those scholarships.

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<p>I was informed by a senior administrator at Smith that s/he was unaware of merit aid being awarded to a student with less than an A- GPA.</p>