<p>I am not trying to say that what I did is something special or extraordinary. But I'd just like to draw attention to the fact that it is indeed possible to get a respectable score (even respectable by CC standards) without putting yourself through the stress and financial hassle of SAT prep courses, books, etc.</p>
<p>I took the PSAT when I was in 6th grade. I got a 200. I took it again in the 7th grade and got a 210. The middle school I went to required all middle school students to take the PSAT in the 6th and 7th grade--it wasn't my choice, nor my parents'. That is the extent of my SAT preparation. I took the actual SAT two years later, at the end of 9th grade.</p>
<p>I went into the SAT with little math knowledge beyond algebra (despite the fact that I had been through both Geometry and Algebra 2 in middle school...this speaks a lot of the quality of our math teachers in middle school). I got an 800 on my writing and a 750 on my critical reading. You can fill in the blank for math (:
I feel that if I had been more thoroughly educated in math, my score would have been higher.</p>
<p>I've had many friends who were put through rigorous SAT prep and ended up with lower scores than mine. Again, this is not me trying to brag about my SAT successes at an early age. I am trying to illustrate to the many stressed-out students that roam these forums--and their parents--that perhaps it is possible for an already dedicated student (at least in math and English) to earn a desirable score without the incredible amount of time and money that many people spend with those SAT prep classes. Keep in mind that I was only 14, just finishing up 9th grade. Older students with more experience in the subjects on the SAT have a bit of an advantage.</p>
<p>I feel like I might be stirring up a bit of controversy with this thread, but it is only my opinion based on personal experience.</p>
<p>From your description, your school seems to have a system that would have likely prepared you very well to take the SAT and do well in 9th grade. I mean, PSAT 6th and 7th grade is way earlier than the 10/11 norm, and having been through Alg 2 by 8th grade is rare. Based on that, I would expect that your teachers prepared you reasonably well with grammar and reading comprehension practice that you were already set up to do well.</p>
<p>Dude stop bragging. It’s very nice that you can get such a high score at an early age but most people are not inherently smart. By any measure, you’re just going to **** them off. Even if you’re in the 99-98 percentile, it shows that you’re still immature.</p>
<p>Doener, as I said my intent is not to brag, but simply to share a success story in the hope that maybe one overly-stressed out kid will read this and see that they can get into the college they want without blowing all that money on classes.</p>
<p>Rayankees, this probably was a factor. But like I said even though I had been through the more advanced math, I couldn’t recall much of anything past algebra on the test. And we had never gotten too much formal education in grammar, either. We did work a lot on our critical reading and writing skills, though.</p>
<p>Trantrum: Not sure what secrets you’re referring to (:</p>
<p>good for you. It is not that unique. I know a couple of kids who attend ordinary public schools in Texas who scored 2100 and 2200+ in 7th grade in last two years.</p>
<p>I know for a fact they had nt started algebra 1 in school.</p>
<p>Well you do got to remember that this forum is mostly asking for help or giving advice. Since you are giving neither people tend to get a little irritated about it especially when you come off with a bragging tone.</p>
<p>SHRock…my goal was to give advice and reassurance. The tone of this post was supposed to be a positive one and I’m sorry you didn’t take it that way.</p>
<p>The people who study for the SAT have most likely taken practice tests and know that they have to improve. A kid who is saying that he scored better than them without studying is not going to help them.</p>
<p>I think that you are indeed innately smarter than other people. And let me just tell you that you do need those extra prep books, courses, study skills because most of the CCers here have to put a lot more effort than you to get that score.
And I see no point of you posting this after almost two years you received the score. If you had not specified your age, it wouldnt sound as if you were bragging imo</p>
<p>Ehh, if you have no help or advice to share yet you want recognition, isn’t it bragging? This shouldn’t give anybody a feeling of ease, if we all could go in without studying and make a nearly perfect score like you did then we wouldn’t be asking for advice and what not. We who know our ability know it is right to worry. Your post shouldn’t ease tensions, and it certainly doesn’t help people or give viable advice to them, for this reason it will be consistently percieved as bragging… </p>
<p>*If I make mistakes, pardon my spelling, I’m on my ipod and I’ve just clipped my fingernails, it’s a bit odd typing on a touch screen without them,</p>
<p>Um, congratulations, I suppose. Sorry, but you ARE bragging. You can’t act like you’re sharing advice when you’re really just talking about situations particular to yourself. Kind of like going on a forum about scholarships and saying, “You shouldn’t worry about getting a scholarship. My parents are paying for college.” You’re not sharing a valid “success story” if your “success” came without effort, and especially not if the only “tip” you’re sharing is “be me.” I’m with SHRock and EliKresses on this one.</p>
<p>hmmmm… I think you’re extraordinary to say the least. However, you should not try to put false ideas into people that they can just be smart and they don’t need to study to get a good SAT score. To most people, it won’t happen. Unfortunately many people believe so. Many people are over confident about themselves because of the grade inflation in HS. they go to SAT without preparation and then the reality bites them. There are already too many people hurt by that. So please don’t let more do that!</p>
<p>It’s kind of hard to say you’re not bragging, especially if you have a thread title like yours. Really now? Your age, score, and “first try, no studying”. People are going to assume you’re bragging, whether it was your true intent or not.</p>