@SwimmingDad I’m saying the REALITY is that schools are targeting full pay students. They also some hold spots for scholarship/meet need kids but the REALITY is that even with top scores OODLES of high stat kids cannot afford the top schools especially if they are lower middle/middle class. Plenty of kids are denied because the university are need aware. You don’;t really think that all high stat kids are accepted to and able to go to the best school for them do you? Of course it is about money.
As @momofthreeboys said, you need both money and stats most of the time.