SAT & ACT optional= harder to get into Ivy League? (or any other top college)

[randomPeople]

@EyeVeee

There are schools that have been “test optional” for years, and they can assess academic compatibility for their programs without the test scores. What they find, is that the kids they admit without test scores are always at or above the median when they find out (post admission).

If you think your scores alone are going to keep you out of highly selective schools, it’s most likely not the case, just like being “in the band” for scores guarantees nothing.

So why those kids with at or above the median scores decided not to submit their scores? This doesn’t make sense.

I would think there might be some researches indicating that the kids who admitted without test scores are equally successful in college comparing to those who didn’t submit scores.