<p>Do you think people who score 2200+ only score that because they are able or do you think most people have equal opportunity, and that it really matters about how much time you put in and do you think the SAT has limits or is anything possible if you put the time in?</p>
<p>Well...it's tough to say. I would say that <em>most</em> kids who score 2200+ are just naturally gifted testers (notice that I did not say that they are necessarily more intelligent!). I mean, yeah, people who do a lot of prep score at or near that even though they maybe aren't the BEST testers, but these kids were almost certainly scoring decently before. Is anything possible? Not really. For all intents and purposes, you're not going to go from average (500 on each test) or lower scores to 2400. Don't tell me about your friend's brother's girlfriend's cousin who did it!--I'm not saying that no one EVER did.But, in my mind, it might as well be counted as impossible. Someone has done or will do everything--let's keep it in realistic terms. Now, with intense prep, I do believe that a <em>few</em> people could raise their scores from the 1500 to the 2000 level, for example...a very few people. </p>
<p>The SAT has a fewer limits than a lot of other things, in that it can be studied for and to a degree mastered, but it is not limitless.</p>
<p>I agree. While prep can help from some degree, its rarely going to result in a HUGE increase in scores. If someone is going to get a 2200+, they will whether they have tutoring or not. Some people are better in terms of GPA, and others are better in more pressure packed testing environments.</p>
<p>Generally, no matter how well/poorly you think you did on a test, your scores shouldn't jump/fall by a ton of points. It should be pretty consistent.</p>