<p>for HYP, after a certain point, 1450 (old scale), 700+ on SAT IIs, your scores don’t matter, they are looking to fill a diverse class, they need editors for their student newspapers, basketball players, violinist, bowlers, creative writers, which is why it’s trivial to look at a 10 point year to year increase in SAT score for elite schools as some sort of gain, and you get these articles about how someone with perfect SATs and grades get rejected. </p>
<p>I would imagine it’s pretty fun working in the admissions office of HYP, where they never have to worry too much about a candidate turning them down for financial reasons, or even yield. They just look around their school and see what they need and the students will most likely come.</p>