<p>Ok, I generally don’t support arguments on these boards, but this one is unusually fun. And arguments shouldn’t entail name-calling. But if they don’t have sarcasm, then it’s just not fun anymore.
Anyway, here’s how I see it:
Before, I used to think that percentiles were insanely important. I see idiosyncra3y’s point of view, and it’s perfectly valid. The score is the indication of how accomplished you are. However, I’m still not convinced that colleges don’t put any emphasis on percentiles - especially Ivies. They’d want the best in the field, wouldn’t they?
If there’s a refutation for the above question having something to do with self-selection, I’d be glad to hear it. In fact, I’m hoping I’m wrong, because I got a 710 on my physics SAT II and a 770 on the Math Lv. 2, so I’m not that happy with my percentiles.</p>