Is SAT 25th or 75th percentile a better indicator of how much schools care about the SAT (or ACT)?

Here. https://admission.princeton.edu/how-apply/admission-statistics Princeton is the other tippy top that has reported percentage of admits and etc, off and on, over the years.

8% of 4.0 unweighted gpa kids got accepted. Sorry, but that means 92% got rejected. We know stats are a significant factor, but you can see they are NO guarantee. Nor are they are they less important, just because 92% got rejected; there are only so many spaces.

Understand what holistic means, in practice. Understand how important it is to truly understand a college, nt just your own hs status, dreams, and wants. You need to nail any Why Us. Be looking over your shoulder, lol.