<p>epiphany:</p>
<p>Nobody has accused me of mixing correlation with causation. You must be confusing me with somebody else. I am very happy with correlation. A strong correlation is a very powerful factor. It shows where the odds are. It is irrelevant whether it is solely because of these scores or a combination of scores and other elements! It tells you that having high scores is hugely important to admission. If you have them you increase your odds by at least a factor of 2.5, everything else being equal. I have also shown that virtually every applicant with high scores gets into a top college or LAC if that is what they want. It also says that if you don't have high scores you have hardly any chance to get in, period. You can refuse to accept the facts, but that is what the stats show.</p>
<p>As far as being off the reality, you need to gather some facts yourself before you can challenge the statistics I have posted. Just dismissing them won't help your case or make the case for high scores any weaker. </p>
<p>You have made repeated statements that are blatantly false and support your arguments by anecdotes and references to unrelated comments. Please get some data before getting parents off track. Scores are getting more and more important for admission to virtually all schools, not less.</p>