<p>In 2009 approximately 1.5 million students took the SAT. Of them, approximately 2000 scored 2340 or higher, split almost evenly over male and female test takers. See:</p>
<p><a href=“http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/sat_percentile_ranks_composite_cr_m_w.pdf[/url]”>Higher Education Professionals | College Board;
<p>If all the 2340 or higher applicants applied to Harvard and were accepted, Harvard would have room to spare.</p>
<p>There are much better ways to “improve” your application than trying to move up from number 2000 to 1600 or so on the SAT list. Focus on your impact to your school and greater community. Anything you can achieve in this sphere can actually have an impact on your appeal to selective colleges. Focus on demonstrating to your target colleges that you have an intellectual spark that is stronger than most other applicants.</p>