<p>d101parent, You are probably correct. My son took the ACT and SAT tests only once (during Junior year). He took a full schedule of classes during his senior year including IB Caclulus HL (2nd full year of IB Calculus), IB Physics, and IB Chemistry (a full year of each), so the rigor was there. Throughout his entire high school years, he took honors classes (Freshman and Sophomore years) and IB classes (Junior and Senior years), so he definitely took the most difficult classes that were offered at his school each year. His grades were very good. He had straight A’s in all of his math and science classes. His SAT score was in range but on the bottom end (1970)…but it got him in without being deferred or sent to DGS. (He chose to not report his ACT score.)…and he had unique extracurricular experiences to write about in his essays.</p>