<p>^^Under that logic, the 800 is insuffficient for the SAT and the 36 is insufficient for the ACT. Standard IQ tests for example, cannot differentiate the gifted from the highly gifted to the extremely gifted. To separate that cohort requires a test for that gifted group alone, but the masses would clearly “fail”.</p>
<p>And, wrt math 2 – it is not designed to measure the acumen of someone taking advanced calculus in HS – its purpose is to cover a broad range of topics taught in a typical high school precalc class (college prep level, not even honors).</p>