does the SAT actually reflect intelligence?

<p>People who work hard generally tend to succeed in their career. The SAT does not measure intelligence. It is one type of test that some people do exceptional in, some do mediocre in, and some do poorly. For example, my situation. I'm from a rural midwestern small town. I do perfectly fine in AP tests, our state essessment tests, school tests, etc. My SAT score, however, is significantly lower than any of these tests. Does that mean I'm not smart? I don't think so. I just didn't know how to take that darn test. :) some hope for those of you who are worrying about this.</p>

<p>I don't think the SAT reflects like true intelligence, but I don't feel that it's a poor indicator for academic achievement. You have to be smart to score high, there is no way around it. Guessing can get you a decent score, but you have to have some higher intelligence to score high.</p>

<p>No. It doesn't take much to memorize definitions and grammar rules.</p>

<p>You have to be memorizing the right definitions though. Though SAT books guide you in the right direction, the SAT people can ask you anything.</p>

<p>If you can get a 2400 without practice, then I think you can say it is easy.</p>