Hello. So I see that for test int-senior you are allowed to test as an adult if you are 21+. It says that this is one test level below. What does this exactly mean? I am going to test my junior and senior as an adult because I’ve been having a bad experience doing it at a standard level and I just think the judges are too hard.
Are you talking about the US Moves in the Field and/or Freeskating tests?
The guidelines for the judges regarding these tests (for MIF see Rule 5034 in the 2020-21 USFS Rulebook) is that "For adult 21+ candidates (adult intermediate through adult senior moves in the field tests), the candidate should show the same level of achievement as that of a standard candidate at one test level below."
The wording for freeskate tests in Rule 6233 is similar.
I.e., if you're taking the Junior MIF test as 21+, you have to do the exact same moves as a standard Junior candidate and you have to do them accurately, but the level of power, edge quality, etc., that the judges will expect would be comparable to a standard Novice rather than standard Junior test.
At the top of the test forms for Junior MIF, there is a statement "The candidate must give a performance that is generally very good in all respects. Focus should be on power, flow, edge quality and line and footwork control (rule 5107). For adult 21+ and adult 50+ candidates, see rule 5034."
For Novice, it says "The candidate must give a performance that is generally good. The preciseness of the footwork should be nearly faultless, the body motion well timed and the flow and power very good. No major consistent errors should be in evidence (rule 5106). For adult 21+ and adult 50+ candidates, see rule 5034."
So if you're taking the Junior MIF test on the standard track, you have to be "very good in all respects." If you're taking it as an adult, then it just has to be "generally good."
There is similar wording on the Freeskate test forms.
Of course what those phrases mean to each individual judge may vary.