I don't think it's the case that if you show up with a transcript written in crayon and don't bother to submit a standardized test score, your college admission

I don't think it's the case that if you show up with a transcript written in crayon and don't bother to submit a standardized test score, your college admission prospects are likely to be very good. The tests may be optional, but I don't think that means they have to assume you'd have done well on them, if other evidence looks iffy.