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Even at Harvard, the SAT — that standard for US college admissions and stuff of high-schooler nightmares — is now said to be “optional.” Which choice best describes what today’s anxious applicant should do?
A) Skip the test and gleefully break No. 2 pencils
B) Take the exam and show off a perfect 1600
C) Prep, test and re-test to bump up meh scores
D) Keep reading this article
The correct answer, maddeningly, depends on the applicant and, more maddeningly, on which college whisperer you talk to.
As deadlines loom for the Class of 2027 — Jan. 1 is the
