<p>No pops, that’s not the case at the top schools at all. I remember reading an article about the predictive strength if the SSAT for academic success at Ind. Schools and Mr Gary from Exeter commented that while the math section had the strongest correlation of the three SSAT sections, financial need was the strongest predictor. The less need, the higher GPA.</p>
<p>I also know several profoundly gifted children who were wait listed due to the need for FA. At the schools with most known for their academic rigor, there are very few purely academic admits. The smartest kids in country who want to go to BS apply to those schools. They don’t have to use their FA resources for that.</p>