<p>If a student does not submit their test scores, does it reflect badly on them? Do the colleges assume that the score was poor or do they simply overlook it? I'm wondering because I am considering applying to Bowdoin or Wesleyan as a reach school, and my SAT score is not competitive at either. </p>
<p>Do you think they know you took it, but aren’t sending the scores? I cannot imagine they would be both test optional and then be like “oooh, he or she must be hiding something!!!”.</p>
<p>Don’t submit them. Ace your essays :)</p>
<p>I was told by a college admissions officer at another school that your test score is below the range for a college then you are better off not submitting them.</p>
<p>They will look at the rest of your application, and judge you on its strengths. Of course they will presume that you would have submitted scores if they had been stellar, but they would not have become test-optional if they weren’t willing to accept non-submitting students. </p>
<p>There is more weight on the GPA part of it. If you have a high GPA, 3.7+, then you should be fine.</p>
<p>As long as you are a qualified student in your other application aspects, then not submitting your test scores will not hurt you. This is why they are test-optional.</p>