<p>Two of the authors are Harvard professors. The publisher is Harvard University Press. One of the authors is a former admissions director. These are people who know the system and have relevant expertise. It’s not really fair to characterize this work as just some random book. And of course, as I just explained, not all of the conclusions are based on surveys.</p>
<p>You’re right, I don’t really have any more points to argue. I’ll leave it to future readers of this thread to judge on their own which side is being more defensive.</p>