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?

 

They'll ask for it during PE interviews also. I remember my older brother also got asked for it again when he was interviewing for HF roles after his PE stint.

 

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

 

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