The Washington Times

Bev Taylor, founder of The Ivy Coach, a New York-based college admissions consulting firm, says applicants should never repeat in their essay what is already on their application.

“It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that when these colleges make SAT scores optional, only applicants with higher scores are going to submit them, thus inflating the college’s mean [SAT] score,” said Bev Taylor, an independent college consultant based in New York.”