If you wanted to understand Andre Ramsey, you wouldn't look at a test score.
A test score couldn't tell you about the hardships he faced after both his parents went to prison when he was a toddler. It couldn't tell you how, as a third grader, he dreamed of going to Harvard as soon as he saw a picture of the campus. It couldn't tell you about the late nights studying, the volunteer work, the almost unfathomable number of clubs he's joined and leadership positions he's held.
So when Ramsey, now a senior at Spokane's Rogers High School, applied to Harvard last year, he didn't include any SAT or ACT score. After all, Harvard suspended the requirement to do so because of the COVID-19 pandemic.