SAT Optional Schools

sybbie719
Sun, 14 Oct 2007 11:02:25 +0000

My D had nothing to hide as her scores were above the 75% range and a GPA of 98 out of 100 (unweighted as school did add points for anything) from a top NYC magnet school (graduated with a NYS advanced regents honors diploma) AP and college courses, so even if she had submitted her scores she still stood a good chance of being admitted. However at the time like you, I was a little curious about the SAT optional thing.



Do you think that your D’s package might have been different if she submitted standardized scores that were better than Mount Holyoke’s average scores?



I honestly cannot say. However, she did receive a 6 figure merit Leadership Award from the school with her admissions with no scores submitted at all, so who is to say and how much more could I have been looking for. She also received a FA package that was comprable to some of the testing schools.



Merit Scholarships: Mount Holyoke College Leadership Awards

As an institution that values the highest levels of academic excellence and the cultivation of women leaders, Mount Holyoke is pleased to offer a limited number of merit scholarships – awarded competitively – to first-year candidates who have an outstanding record of scholarship and extracurricular achievement in high school and who demonstrate noteworthy leadership skills.

These scholarships – Mount Holyoke College Leadership Awards – will be renewed annually, up to a maximum of eight semesters for as long as a student is enrolled full-time and remains in good academic standing.