My personal opinion (a.k.a. wild unfounded guess) is that it's close enough so that a later test score in the 99.9th percentile range would not look weird. Because of that, I can't see a downside to applying now, and simply reapplying later if changed circumstances warrant it. The portfolio items you submit will likely become part of her file at Davidson either way, and the more info the merrier.

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