<p>knickknackpatty: the middle 50% analysis is done AFTER the fact. It’s not like: “OK we have the top 75% picked out already. Now where are the files of those lousy marginal kids, you know, the ones with <700M SAT.”</p>
<p>The quartile analysis is done quite afterwards, on the kids who are matriculating (not even those accepted). </p>
<p>FYI: when I look back, I see that if I were to compare my own scores with current matriculating classes, I was a solid 25% for verbal and about 50% for math. Whew! LOL</p>