<p>I thought this would be a topic worthy of discussion, so here goes:</p>
<p>I personally believe that while a SAT score may vary according to intelligence, it still largely depends on the effort you're willing to put in. For example, the effort it takes an intelligent person to score 2000+, is not equal to the effort it takes a less intelligent person to achieve the same score. It depends on how much effort you're willing to put in.</p>
<p>Another user, however, mentioned that there's a sort of imaginary ceiling on everyone's performances. That some students had that ceiling at 2400, other had it at 2100, others at 1900 and so on. In general, some students simply can't get past a certain score range, no matter what the effort.</p>
<p>I totally agree with you to some point. I do believe that almost everyone has his/her own imaginary ceiling, but I believe that it can be broken. One has to work very hard to break, i don’t know, lets say 1900 on SAT, but with a lot of effort when he or she once manage to break it once, they will never go under it again, I have seen it many times, and I it totally psychological blockage.</p>
<p>While normally I wouldn’t expect deep wisdom from anyone with a reference to masturbation in his (or her?) user name, Sir Wanksalot makes a really thoughtful point.</p>
<p>My student experience says that everyone has the potential for a 2400. But for many students that would require studying nothing else by SAT prep for most of the day for a very long period of time. We’re talking literally not going to school anymore. Not only is that unrealistic, it defeats the point of getting a high score to improve your college options. </p>
<p>So while there’s no theoretical cap, there is a practical one.</p>
<p>I have reliably seen students close 30% of the gap between themselves and a perfect score with 10-12 weeks of sustained prep. In other words if your current score is a 650, you can reliably improve by 50 points (150/3) with a regular, effective student routine. </p>
<p>Those results are for average students with average levels of commitment. Students around here seem to be more committed than average.</p>