<p>Congratulations on your achievement and motivation, which will go a long way because the number of students applying to colleges, especially “top” colleges, has increased dramatically. There were only 23,000 applicants when I got into Harvard in 2006. This year there are 35,000. </p>
<p>I fortunately am a good test-taker and attribute my scores (1600 on the SAT, 36 on the ACT) to not viewing these tests as stepping stones, but rather as self-assessments that I had the skills to do well in college and beyond. Having solid critical reading, vocab, math, grammar and reasoning abilities are very important to getting high grades at competitive universities and being able to move on to a top job or the next level of education. </p>
<p>The reason I mention this is that I am working on a second book (first book: [Success</a> With Science - Home](<a href=“http://www.successwithscience.org%5DSuccess”>http://www.successwithscience.org)) devoted to motivating and guiding students to develop the skills necessary to do well on the SAT and ACT, and beyond. I am looking for highly motivated students who would like to contribute to this book (sort of a “Perfect Scorers’ Guide”) by either providing advice, questions, research, or some other type of contribution. Your work will be acknowledged publicly in the book and you will have complimentary access to test prep and college admissions consulting from Ivy League students and alumni. </p>
<p>Whether you scored a perfect on one or all sections, or haven’t even taken the test yet, if you want to do well by doing good, please contact me through CC or the website.</p>