<p>I know Loyola is test optional but curious as to what % choose to not submit their scores? I know they say it's not held against you but do you think that is really the case?</p>
<p>S did not submit scores and he was accepted EA.</p>
<p>Thanks. Daughter received her SAT’s this morning and it was WELL below what she was doing on practice exams - particularly reading/writing. She was crushed and I was trying to remind her that 3 of the schools she is looking at are SAT optional. She’s just not a great test taker.</p>
<p>Daughter did not submit her SAT’s, got accepted ED but did not get any merit aid, this is the only one of the 12 schools she applied to that did not award her merit money.</p>
<p>Hi Tellchoo~
I am also responding to the question you posted under the Partying forum.</p>
<p>I can’t remember my daughter’s stats, but she was around a 3.75 unweighted GPA at a Private Independent School. She was very involved in Community Service and had a few Leadership Positions. I know this doesn’t help much.</p>
<p>She DID NOT submit her test scores at Loyola or PC.<br>
She was accepted Early Action and in fact was selected for the Honors Program.</p>
<p>She loved PC, we must’ve visited it 4 times, but she was extremely disappointed she did not get in their Honors Program. In addition, the interaction/ communication with the professors in her intended Departments at PC were not that great. In comparison, the professors she communicated with at Loyola couldn’t have done enough to answer all of her questions. </p>
<p>She also did not get the total Financial Aid package that was as becoming as Loyola. </p>
<p>In retrospect, if she had submitted her SAT scores, she probably would NOT be in the position she is now…Presidential Scholarship, Honors Program, etc. This really worked out in her favor, and in this particular case, the system worked for her. AT PC, where she would’ve excelled, I think she did NOT get in the honors program because she didn’t submit her scores.</p>
<p>I hope this helps.
M</p>
<p>Thanks very much! that was very helpful.</p>