<p>“Can we get some concrete numbers? Scores? Averages? How much did they really change?”</p>
<p>monster, you can find all of these about the SAT on the collegeboard website (SAT scores broken down by gender and race).</p>
<p>This superstar effect doesn’t happen to everyone you know. Once you have a certain degree of confidence in your own ability, you may even do better when “superstars” are around.</p>