How many OOS applicants take the optional ACT/SAT Essay Section even though UVA doesn’t require it?
Probably most because other schools they are applying to require it.
A handful of colleges still require the SAT Essay and ACT Writing sections. More schools seem to be dropping it, so I imagine the sections’ popularity will go down.
As a reminder, our application instructions say that we don’t even load that test into our system. We don’t see those scores at all. 