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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t understand OP’s logic. There aren’t enough “top schools” to admit 10% of the entire college bound population. And also, it’s not really true that a typical 90tb percentile kid could do well at the very top schools. I want to emphasize the word “typical” in my last sentence, because tests aren’t perfect and there are always unusual exceptions. But for the most part a 90th percentile kid probably wouldn’t do well at the most rigorous schools. Even a 99th percentile kid can struggle to keep up with the 99.99th percentile kids at MIT or Caltech.

But I would agree that a 90th percentile kid could do very well at most colleges, as long as you’re not talking about the top 25-50 colleges in the entire country. There are many, many, decent colleges in the US. It’s a huge field! Not everyone can be Ivy bound.[/quote]

The second part is just silly. They don't need to "keep up with" Harvard's valedictorian to do well there. You seem to think these schools SAT ranges cover all students there. They don't.[/quote]

Ok so where do you want to draw the line for who is smart enough? For the most part these elite colleges do make exceptions but in general they aim to admit the most brightest or most talented. So I’m not sure what you are suggesting. Should all elite schools not have the right to consider the highest test scores or the most capable of students? Should Juilliard admit anyone who can play a reasonable Mozart sonata even if they’re not really one of the best players out there?[/quote]

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