<p>curmudgeon - it's true that "only" 1/3 of the superhigh SATs and "only" 1/4 of the 700-whatver were accepted. But do remember that these rates are 2x to 3x the overall admit rate. At Stanford, the admit rate for perfect 1600s was "shocking" to me - "only" 50%. But that is about 5x the rate of their total pool.</p>
<p>Now as you dig yourself deeper into these HYPS admit profiles, how does this fit with the merit $ you've been focusing on? These places don't really do that, no matter how nifty the scores, n'est-ce pas?</p>