Everybody knows that US applications are about how good you can memorize SAT words and how well you can look on the paper. That's what it looks like from outsi

Everybody knows that US applications are about how good you can memorize SAT words and how well you can look on the paper. That's what it looks like from outside the USA. For US students, the SAT barely matters at all. Top criteria at elite schools are 1. race (don't be Asian-American), 2. sports (especially elite sports like crew), 3. contacts, recommenders, networking, 4. high grades from a well-known high school, 5. extracurricular activities, 6. objective tests. Try that gauntlet and you'll be pining for tests of SAT words.