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

[Mwfan1921]

@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).

Do you have a source for this statement? For example, I do not think that is true for Bowdoin, but I am not sure…so data would be helpful. TIA