<p>Why would someone be suspicious of non Sat submittal? I would think unless they were a protesting the whole test thing, the reason they didn’t, is that they didn’t represent them in a way they felt was accurate. I know colleges give reasons for going SAT optional, it doesn’t seem fair to say one thing and then say, “If you do go this route, it raises a flag”. The reasons are to give test takers a choice and show somethng other than a 1 set of numbers.
I appreciated one AO who said a number, if below we might not see you as clearly as if you sent no scores but corrected papers, an extra essay or maybe another rec.
I’ve heard the “red flag” reference quite often but never really understood, it, the reason for the non SAT submittal is to see the student more holistically, (and for admissions tweaking I’m sure in some cases)Obviously if the student was getting 2200, they would submit it in most cases.</p>