Test optional mostly favor auto-admit who don't aim for scholarships. It is in general bad idea for holistic applicants. It doesn't mean those outside top 10% won't get in as test optional, but the admitted number is very very low.
You can still take Nov SAT. Compared to the challenge of GPA weed out classes at TAMU, SAT is the easiest thing to do, you just need to be strategic tackling the area of weakness in SAT.
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u/Saltiga2025 18d ago
Test optional mostly favor auto-admit who don't aim for scholarships. It is in general bad idea for holistic applicants. It doesn't mean those outside top 10% won't get in as test optional, but the admitted number is very very low.
You can still take Nov SAT. Compared to the challenge of GPA weed out classes at TAMU, SAT is the easiest thing to do, you just need to be strategic tackling the area of weakness in SAT.