Did you score 2400 on Blue Book practice SAT?

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<p>How did you do on the real SAT, after scoring 2400s on the Blue Book practice test?. My son has scored a couple of 2400s on the first two practice tests in the Blue Book. I was wondering how other kids, who did equally well on the SAT Blue Book practice tests, did on the real SAT? I guess I am a little skeptical about the Blue Book´s ability to predict real SAT scores. </p>

<p>thanks.</p>

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<p>Blue book’s ability to predict scores, especially the first three tests, is spot on. The first three tests were prior tests so if your son can score a 2400, then that’s fantastic.</p>

<p>For me my blue book performance very closely matched my score on the real thing. The highest I ever scored (actually on the online course) was a 2380. On the real thing I got a 2360.</p>

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<p>I got a 2400 on the first time I took the test in January, on my practice test’s I’d get 800s on Math but never on CR or Writing, so I guess I lucked out. I’m not sure how a 2400 on blue book tests would translate over on the real thing, but a lot of people do worse on the actual test than practice due to pressure and other inherent factors.</p>

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<p>Congratulations, it sounds like your son is very smart! Although it is isn’t wise to assume that scores on practice SAT tests will be the same as the actual SAT score, they do a good job of predicting a “range” so to speak. Particularly at the upper end of the scoring spectrum (where a careless algebra mistake can drop a score 40 points) you shouldn’t assume that he will score a 2400 on the real thing (although it sounds like he has a very good shot). Unfamiliar vocabulary or tricky idioms could easily cause him to miss 1 or 2 questions on the real SAT, but, that being said, it stands to reason that your son has a very solid grasp of the SAT and that he will score very well on it when he does take it.</p>

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<p>speaking of which, how did all of you find test #5 in the blue book? harder or easier?</p>

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<p>That is very encouraging. Thank you very much, Princeof Parties, AstroBlue and cheerioswithmilk for your feedback and perspectives. </p>

<p>UDUBHUSKIES, Son has not taken test number 5. He has only taken the first two tests. What is so special about test #5?</p>