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Elite Colleges Are Trying to Navigate a World Where the SATs Are Optional
- Elite schools say tests are optional; students are skeptical
- Applicants face tough decision on whether to submit scores
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Even at Harvard, the SAT — that standard for US college admissions and stuff of high-schooler nightmares — is now said to be “optional.” Which choice best describes what today’s anxious applicant should do?
A) Skip the test and gleefully break No. 2 pencils