It's my impression it's a predetermined candidate score, which may or may not change from year to year, for the early LOAs for USMA. As posted in numerous other threads for this cycle USMA sent out emails about the possibility of obtaining an LOA after sending in test scores, transcript and completing the interview. DS had all of that completed in August. He received a couple of emails about qualifying for an LOA with his ACT score, but it lacked the essay score, so they wanted to know when he would take that, so he could be eligible for the LOA. He let them know he sent in both SAT and ACT test scores, wasn't planning on retaking them and asked if they could use his SAT score. He was told after replacing his ACT with his SAT, he still qualified for an LOA and received notice of the LOA a few days later in his portal.
