Even though many of the top colleges are going test optional, sometimes they don’t really mean it. There are plenty of students on the east coast who were able to take the tests (either before COVID), or the summer of '20. So you’ll be up against a lot of students with similar background who have high test scores.
So when given a choice to pick between two similar students, they most likely will take the one with the higher test scores. Asians/Indians tend to score on the high end, so the students that they do take serve to bring up the average for the entire accepted pool.
If you are a senior, then did you apply early anywhere? That would have been your best chance get into a T20 as test optional. If you did apply early where was it?