<p>a teenager from kansas recently got a perfect score on both the SAT and the ACT. i'm wondering if anyone on CC has achieved this or has come close</p>
<p>I don't think very many people would bother to take the SAT if they already had a 36, or the ACT if they had a 2400.</p>
<p>Well, the article mentioned that the guy took both in the same week so he wouldn't know what he got on the other test. But it also mentioned that he basically took the ACT for fun because he already had a 32 and a 34 or something, not many ppl are willing to do that just to get a higher score.</p>
<p>pyroclastic:
actually this kid in my school got a 36 then took the SAT the next year
score:2360, was complaining and wanted to retake, but of course never did</p>
<p>I think I read someone's stats on an accepted thread on this site, and the student had a perfect SAT and perfect ACT.</p>
<p>It's genes...his sister teaches me piano and she got like a 34 on her ACT and was valadictorian at Benedictine college. I'm so jealous.</p>
<p>I know what youi mean, inguyen.</p>
<p>I was in his town at Boys State (we were in the same District Court even! :P) and it just seems a bit unreal that he could bump his score up that much so quick.</p>
<p>Of course, there is so much score inflation now a days, that getting a perfect score doesn't really mean anything with colleges. Back in the day, if you got a 1600, it meant you were a genius, and could probably get in anywhere. Now, a 2400 means you are generally smart and stand a good chance of getting in. Its a messed up world.</p>
<p>It has a lot to do with the increased number of applicants who all want to get into the "right" college. With online apps and the common app, a lot more students apply to top colleges. With more competition, students started to look for other ways to stand out besides grades / class rank. So prep classes became more common, and more top scores started emerging.</p>
<p>No, the actual reason is that scores were "recentered" in 1995 - raising the average V+M score from around 900 to around 1000. This lifted up scores across the board. As a result, the number of perfect scores went from a dozen or so each year to a few hundred.</p>