@doschinos, I want apply to a college that is test optional. Because I believe that one sitting on a test date isn’t an accurate portrayal of the student’s abilities. While you may say 1580 on a SAT is excellent, I’m in Asia and the competition is very, very tough and 1600 is the only acceptable score in this country. I don’t have time to take another SAT and perfect that. So that’s why I’m choosing a test optional school. I have self reported the SAT II, AP test score even though the colleges don’t require it.
But all in all, test optional is path that I’ve chosen.