I feel like my SAT scores are holding me back.

[ucbalumnus]

@socaldad2002

Are colleges really “test optional” or only optional for low SES applicants? I would get that question answered before thinking I didn’t need to submit scores.

Seems like “test optional” for SAT/ACT means that for any applicant.

But “SAT subject tests recommended” typically means that they expect them for applicants other than those who are from disadvantaged situations (e.g. first-generation-to-college students in low SES high schools where no one ever mentions SAT subject tests).