<p>19382, you are right, anybody could get those types of scores if they "studied that much." However, the question is not whether people are capable of getting 2300+ (we all are human, so we theoretically all should be able). The test is whether people actually do have the self-disciple and desire to attain those scores.</p>
<p>GIMEurSTRESballZ, i was directing my post towards 19382, not shadow...next time read carefully.</p>
<p>:) fair enough. however, no promises on the reading carefully in the future. not like this was too painful a process.</p>
<p>J. Shi, I could not possibly disagree with you more. No matter how hard I work, or how much discipline I have, I will never shoot a basketball like Reggie Miller. If people have learned to accept that some are more athletically gifted than others, why can't people accept that some are more intellectually gifted than others?</p>
<p>I don't understand why someone (no offense J. Shi) who would NEED to work 900 hours to score 2300+ would want to be at a school surrounded by those who scored that high without prep.</p>
<p>Great success stories everyone! I kinda of have one, but it's more like a failure story.</p>
<p>March 2005: 1720
April 2006: 1980</p>
<p>It's a really sad jump considering how much I studied... I think I studied too much. For a whole year, I was not allowed to go anywhere and my mom told me the only reason I was alive was to study for the SAT. </p>
<p>So come test day, when I saw a problem I didn't know I would sit there and actually start crying and panicking.</p>
<p>My reminder for people is that while the SAT is important, don't let yourself or your parents think it's the only thing that's important.</p>
<p>Really 19382? Do you really think that people magically get scores above 2300? Either the people that told you that they got 2300 without prep were lying to you or those people were to prideful to make it appear that they were more human and less idealistic than they really are. Hubris is the ultimate flaw because it is so hard to let go when people think so highly of you. No one is perfect, don't let people's facade deceive you.</p>
<p>Fatalists can achieve nothing.</p>
<p>UC12011, your mother needs to reorder her priorities...</p>
<p>19382, I don't want to offend you.</p>
<p>However, you sound a bit cocky.</p>
<p>It's that 34 ACT score of yours that's making you cocky.</p>
<p>Huh? Cocky? Not at all. You, for some reason, seem to believe that ACT scores are a big part of life or something. First, you tell a girl she has the right to be rude because she has a good ACT score. Next you tell me I must be cocky because of my ACT score. Trust me, my ACT score really doesn't affect (effect?) me at all. It's just a stupid score to put on an application.</p>
<p>I simply said that I don't understand it. I said no offense for a reason.</p>
<p>All right then.</p>
<p>Overly cocky was the term I was looking for. </p>
<p>You see, some of us have to work really hard to get high scores on SAT and ACT. </p>
<p>From your posts, I got the idea that you were looking down on those who studied hard just because you had a high score. I honestly don't care if people feel good about their scores. I have a problem if they compare themselves to those with lower scores and start judging them. (By the way, I do think it's a bit excessive to study 900 hours for SAT and ACT.) And I think you didn't mean to do that. So I am sorry for misinterpreting your intention.</p>
<p>And isn't it natural for people to aim at very rigorous schools?</p>
<p>Whether they're looking for academics, prestige, or bragging rights, most students want to attend top-ranked schools.</p>
<p>SAT and ACT just happen to be their obstacles.</p>
<p>I got a freakin' 1950 on the SAT last January. Overly cocky? Not at all.</p>
<p>Hmm, I thought the +900 was the score increase over the PSAT (using the PSAT/SAT equivalence).</p>
<p>Anyway, a 40-hour work week is about 2080 hours in a year, with no holidays, vacations or sick days. 900 hours would be eight hours a day, five days a week, with no exceptions, for more than five months. I simply don't believe it.</p>
<p>I've seen another post of J. Shi's that said he did the studying in 2 months over the summer. There are only ~1440 hours in two months. 900 of those hours spent on SAT? ...</p>
<p>hahha, okay, are you guys arguing the veracity of my studying time? Come on, let's stick to the topic and argue about who is and who isn't arrogant. </p>
<p>Yes, yes, I know 900 hours is a bit excessive. However, would you think it was worth it--would you be proud--if you received a 2300+? It all depends on the price you will pay and the amount that you have.</p>
<p>Control your brain and you control your future.</p>
<p>900 hours in 2 months is 15 hours a day. =/</p>
<p>Well, 19382, some people are overly dedicated. And there happens to be something about you that I like (and I'm not being sarcastic).</p>