<p>Neato, I think that may reflect the composition of the test-taking pool. It’s really an international test, with all the applicants from Asia. I suspect that if you saw a by-country breakdown of the scores, the applicants from Asia would score very well on the math sections, and not as well on the verbal sections, which makes sense, as they are mostly not native speakers of English. Conversely, the American students (in the aggregate) probably do much better on the verbal sections than on the math sections. </p>
<p>I have to think that the candidates’ preparation and background is taken into account. That would also explain why some parents get so indignant when some applicant with “much lower scores” is accepted over their children. They don’t know the full context of the applications, whereas the admissions offices do.</p>