Standardized Test Scores

I looked around, but most of the threads are from before the pandemic. Are you guys still getting asked about your SAT/ACT scores in interviews even though a lot of schools are test-optional, and many students aren't taking them anymore? Does not having a test score ding you in interviews these days if you're asked, or do most companies understand that not everyone is going to have a test score after Covid?

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Just curious, but when do they stop asking about them (regardless of pandemic)?

I figured ACT/SAT only mattered for getting into college, and internships/jobs wouldn't care

 

Your test scores were only important for your first internships and first job. People sometimes got asked what their score was to weed out candidates, but I don't know if they're still doing it after Covid. I wonder if it's something they expect you to have even though many schools are test-optional and a lot of kids are choosing not to take them?

 

Do people put standardized test scores on their resumes for PE recruiting?

 

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