I think the parent means "a score above a threshold gets the rest of your application read."
Certainly the article would not support reading "accepting" as "admitting".
"We do not prefer people with perfect scores"
"our research shows students also need [...] the resilience to rebound from its challenges, and the initiative to make use of its resources. That’s why we don’t select students solely on how well they score on the tests, but only consider scores to the extent they help us feel more confident about an applicant’s preparedness ..."
I read this as saying two extremely important traits are:
Certainly the article would not support reading "accepting" as "admitting".
"We do not prefer people with perfect scores"
"our research shows students also need [...] the resilience to rebound from its challenges, and the initiative to make use of its resources. That’s why we don’t select students solely on how well they score on the tests, but only consider scores to the extent they help us feel more confident about an applicant’s preparedness ..."
I read this as saying two extremely important traits are:
* resilience
* initiative
Not test scores.