<p>“The problem is that Standardized Test Scores alone will give you very little indication of an acceptance to schools like HYPSM, as most of their applicants have superb stats and sterling academic backgrounds, to begin with. Many above-average students (smart but not Harvard-material type) apply to USC, the kind of applicants that do not apply to HYPSM, because they knew they wouldn’t stand a chance, in the first place”.</p>
<p>The biases in your post have been addressed from a number of perspectives in the “Are the Ivy’s Worth It” cc topic.</p>