Universities went test-optional en masse during the COVID-19 pandemic, because students literally couldn't take the SAT or ACT tests. Now that the pandemic is no longer preventing people from taking exams, do test-optional policies still truly mean that submitting SAT or ACT scores is optional? Scott Clyburn, founder and director of North Avenue Education, has been a professional educator since 2005 and has advised thousands of students on their college applications. In this episode, Scott shares what the data from the last three years shows about test-optional admissions, their impact, and whether you should really submit to your top choice school without a test score.

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