Result guide: Testing Opportunity
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WHAT THIS MEANS
This result usually means your answers pointed to test scores as the area to look at, for example scores below your target schools' middle range, testing you haven't started, or a strong record with scores that lag behind it. Whether more testing is worth it depends on your goal and each school's testing policy and published score range.
WHY THIS MATTERS
Where a school considers scores, a higher score can change how it reads your academic record, but how much depends on the school; at a test-optional school you can also decide not to send a score. Timing any retest around application deadlines matters as much as the preparation itself.
WHAT STRONG APPLICANTS DO DIFFERENTLY
- —Set a target score based on their specific school list, not a national average
- —Identify their weakest section first and focus prep there before doing full-test practice
- —Plan test dates around application deadlines — not the other way around
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