I don’t have any more in HS, but after reading about the process the last few years, I wish they would return to the bubble chart. Only my eldest applied to Penn State (in 2012). You didn’t need to add a second campus option, and if you were squarely in the blue dots you knew you were in, and quickly - got all materials in by end of October, had a decision first week of November. Test optional delays decisions and makes admissions decisions more difficult, especially when you receive as many applications as Penn State does.
I think the question is if test optional is still an option, yet admissions says they are only considering gpa and test scores, how are they evaluating test optional?