<p>I really really want to get a 2400/36 on my SATs and ACTs. I took the ACT in 7th grade as part of the Duke TIP and I didn't find it extreme, but I would really like to get a perfect score when I take it for colleges. What can I do within the next 15 months to get the highest score I can possibly get? thanks :D </p>
<p>lol I love these threads</p>
<p>Take a practice test right now (as in today/tomorrow) for both exams. Whichever one you do better on will be your super-high-score one. You can’t expect to get perfect scores on both exams, unless you’re already super close (as in 2300 SAT and 35 ACT).
Pick one, and learn to accept less-than-perfect. A 34 or 35 on the ACT is still extremely good.</p>
<p>@theskittlebug haha why?</p>
<p>Nerdy girl…every student wants a 36 and a 2400. Almost NONE will get it. Your question is simply naive. Study and do your best on both. </p>
<p>There is no advantage to a perfect score other than to brag. Colleges are not looking for student with perfect scores. It does not guarantee you admission to any of the ‘elite’ schools. It is just one measure of success.</p>
<p>Best thing you can do is just do your best. Don’t put artificial pressure on yourself to obtain a perfect score. That can only lead to heartache if you have ‘bad’ score like 2340. LOL. Anything above 2100 is outstanding. If you can get a 700 or better in each section, you have the tools to get accepted anywhere.</p>
<p>If you do a few practice problems you will probably get 2400 on the SAT it’s not too hard.</p>
<p>Lol @Kreig01 Thanks for my laugh of the day!
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<p>For the SAT buy the Blue Book and for the ACT buy the official ACT book and take the practice tests. But you’re not getting a 2400 and probably not getting a 36. If you’ve got your sights set on that it may be time to bring your expectations down to earth. Sorry to tell you but it’s not gonna happen, especially not during your first test. Unless you’re some supergenius, in which case I’d focus on building a time travel machine instead of prepping for these tests.</p>
<p>@Kreig01
+1? :)</p>
<p>On a more serious note, though, it may be useful to find out which test you’d be more comfortable with and diagnose your weaknesses with the intention of eventually curing them. It depends on the test-taker’s potential and work ethic. Good luck.</p>
<p>@jsies11 What do you mean it’s impossible to get a 2400? I’ve met plenty of people who have amd who even achieved it though TIP in 7th grade. No need for the discouragement. </p>
<p>Most people on here will not ever see that number so keep that in mind while asking for advice. I don’t know why a 2400 is so important to you but plenty of 2400/4.0 get rejected from their top choices. You are more than your numbers and that statement applies no matter what score you get. Buy some books, study hard, be proud of yourself however you do. But don’t forget about everything else in your life that will prepare you for college.</p>
<p>Agree with Torveaux and retrorocket. Lots of students with perfect scores get rejected from their choices. Why are those numbers so important for you? If numbers are your only goal, there’s something missing from your future application. Any person can eventually learn a test, it’s what you do with the information that is important. </p>
<p>@nerdygirlyy - The College Board reports that 1 in every 5,000 students gets a perfect score. Last year, according to the NYT, about 1.7 million people took the SAT. So when you do the math, that means for the whole country only 340 people got 2400. Let’s even be generous and say 500 got it. So either most of the people you met that told you they got 2400 were lying to you or you have a very loose definition of “plenty”. My D took the SAT in 7th grade also and got 2nd in our state and she wasn’t all that close to 2400. I heard the stat then from one of the officials at the ceremony and they said a 2400 for a 7th grader happens like once every 3 years. I have no independent confirmation of that, but this was a representative from the College Board.</p>
<p>I think what people are telling you, and if they are I would agree, that explicitly setting your goal as a perfect score is just not the way to approach these tests. What you want to do is practice as much as possible, shore up the areas that come out as your weakest, and then whatever the results are will be the best you could have done. I have seen many people refer to the “Xiggi method” for preparation. I haven’t looked into it, but you might want to do a search and see if you can find it and decide if that might work for you.</p>
<p>Go in and take the test. There’s a chance you might get one of the scores mentioned above.</p>
<p>Critical Reading - read a lot of books, maybe brush up on vocabulary if you don’t know many words
Writing - don’t write a poor essay
Math - khanacademy vids, take higher level math classes</p>
<p>I’m not trying to discourage you, but any difference between a 2300 and a 2400 is just luck.
Take statistics. Learn about standard deviations.</p>
<p>In the meantime, don’t stress. Read as much as you can, think as much as you can, and learn as much as you can. Don’t devote 3 years to a test that ultimately isn’t really all that important.</p>
<p>Buy Baron’s SAT 2400! Brought my PSAT 207 to an SAT 2380.</p>
<p>Agree 100% such threads are silly. I do alumni interviews for an Ivy and I always say “good luck” at the end, because getting in depends on luck = your special combination of not only academics and test scores but ECs and essays and recommendations.</p>
<p>It’s almost like having a $50,000 wedding and then realizing you should have spent the money on something else. In this case, it’s time lost forever to studying and studying and then crying when you get a 2380…</p>
<p>It’s one thing to aim for a score above 2300. It’s another thing entirely to aim for a perfect score. Getting a 2400 has far less to do with skill, and more to do with pure luck and a generous curve. But have fun trying.</p>