How Many 2006 Seniors Got 2400s on the "New" SAT

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<p>"In this range, it makes sense to guess."</p>

<p>I wish I could say my son guessed - I think I might feel better. He misread one question and left off a step on what was basically a 4th grade level problem on the other. I figure getting an 800 on the CR while getting two legitamately wrong sort of balances it out. :) Your daughter might be right about the rounding issue. I've always wondered why there were these funny little spikes and dips at the high end when we got the CTY results, that might explain it.</p>

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<p>You SHOULD start a thread about it. My son didn't get a 2400 - only 2330 (800 Math/800 CR/730 Writing) - and he's a National Merit Semifinalist. He aces test after test in school, and believe me, that is his saving grace, because he rarely does homework. Doesn't have time, sometimes, because of football. </p>

<p>Isn't it frustrating?</p>

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<p>note-I just figured out how to start a new thread and did it-Parents; Gifted and Talented Parents...</p>

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<p>A kid in my S's graduating class last spring got 2400 on the SAT and a 36 on the ACT. Apparently that's pretty rare.</p>

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<p>SuNa, you're in MN, just like me, right? Just a year or two ago there were THREE girls in one high school (Mounds View, if I remember correctly) who got 1600s on the old SAT I and 36s on the ACT. But, yes, peak scores on the ACT </p>

<p><a href="http://www.act.org/news/data/05/pdf/t4.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.act.org/news/data/05/pdf/t4.pdf&lt;/a> </p>

<p>are quite rare, nationwide, so they are always impressive.</p>

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wonder how many of the 238 students with perfect scores had to study or did the score reflect natural ability?

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Of the 4 people in my high school's class of 2006 who received perfect scores, 2 took prep classes and 2 did not. Of the two people who have scored 2400s so far in the class of 2007 at my high school, 1 took prep classes and one didn't. I don't know how representative this is (since it's a very small sample size) but it looks like there's some of each.</p>