<p>Um, no, you have an invalid assumption, @Torveaux (and also ignore another issue).</p>
<p>Firstly, schools vary by how much they value test scores. Secondly, many schools care about their yield (or want kids who have them as their first choice).</p>
<p>There are some private elites (and many publics as well) who, I’m positive, would take every 800/800/800 kid they can get their hands on if they were assured that those kids are 100% sure to attend, no matter how unimpressive or down-right sucky they may be in other areas (assuming no massive character red flags like robbing a gas station on their record). Other schools are more holistic. Different schools weigh different things differently. Simple concept.</p>
<p>I’d really like to see those SAT/GPA plots (but only for ED candidates) at various schools.</p>