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Test Scores Not Correlated With Performance 
The reasons that institutions cite for moving toward test-optional admissions vary 
widely. Some have found that test scores simply do not have predictive validity and 
therefore aren't useful. Others note that these tests tend to favor students who attend 
affluent high schools with the resources to prepare students for the tests, thus putting 
low-income students at an even greater disadvantage in the college process. 
Many of these institutions have discovered that by relying on classroom 
performance instead of test scores to measure academic merit, they can attract a more 
diverse and successful pool of freshmen. In fact, most institutions found that, after 
making the tests optional, the qualified number of applicants went up significantly in 
many formerly underrepresented groups, including first-generation, minority and low-
income students. 
They also experienced a greater rate of success among admitted students after 
shifting to a focus on high school classroom performance because it has turned out to be 
a more accurate predictor of college success. This is great news for students who 
struggle with standardized tests. 
Students who would like to focus their college searches on schools that place less 
emphasis on SAT scores may consider using the Common Application 
(
www.commonapp.org
). Participation is currently only open to schools that do not 
solely base their admissions criteria on test scores and grades. 

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The application can be used to apply to multiple schools and provides students 
with the opportunity to focus on the admissions essay and other important parts of their 
senior year. Among the list of schools that use the Common Application are well-
regarded institutions like Stanford University, Columbia University, Harvard College, 
Duke University, Cornell University and Princeton University. 
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