How high can you score without studying?

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<p>Now obviously there are some totally brilliant people who can score a 2400 without ever opening a prep book.</p>

<p>But I assume that there is a certain score around which the number of students that score that high without studying sharply drops off.</p>

<p>For example, perhaps 70% of the people who score between a 2100 and a 2150 have done a substantial amount of preparation. But 95% of the people who score between a 2150 and a 2200 have done a substantial amount of preparation. That’s the sort of sharp drop I’m looking for. I hope I’ve made myself clear.</p>

<p>Do you think that this plateau exists? If so, what score or score range do you think it exists at? If not, why not?</p>

<p>I think that it probably does exist and I place it at around 2150. But those are just educated hunches and I would love to get my hands on some sort of data regarding them.</p>

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<p>I doubt it would be possible to calculate this with any validity since it would rely on self-reported estimates of time spent studying.</p>

<p>However, if I had to guess, however, the score at which that number dropped dramatically would be much lower. Under 2000.</p>

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<p>I can vouch that it’s entirely possible to make a 2400 without studying :)</p>

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<p>^Yes, that’s what the OP said.</p>

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<p>~2100 I’d say.</p>

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<p>2150 with no prep… I really should study once.</p>

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<p>Just had a student get a 2060 (710 CR, 710 M) without studying. She was very disappointed with her writing score, too.</p>

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<p>I got a 2290 without studying, so assuming that a sharp drop does occur at about 2150 and that the percentage of people who study extensively in a certain score range increases exponentially near 2400, approximately one out of every 503 people who get a 2290 should get it without studying. Since I didn’t study, and since the chance of getting a 2290 is about one in 500, that gives us about a one in 250,000 chance of getting a 2290 and not having studied, so either the change in percent isn’t exponential, I shouldn’t be here, or a drop doesn’t occur at 2150.</p>

<p>This also predicts that one of every 25,920 people who gets a 2400 does so without studying, though, so I wouldn’t say it’s very accurate with extreme scores.</p>

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<p>this place too biased…only crazy and beast ppl stay on CC…or super college focused ppl</p>

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<p>Without studying is NOT precise. Because one may have not done specific SAT studying, but their prep in HS, MS, ES may have been more rigorous than others. For example, NY education is greater in general then Louisiana education. Also, some HS math/english courses integrate SAT-type questions into daily coursework.</p>

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<p>I got a 2310, and all i did was two practices quizzes the night before</p>

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That’s a misuse of the word bias. What you are describing here on CC is self selection.</p>

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<p>I was thinking about this… For what it’s worth, I’m at the top of my class of 180 in my high school. I consistently test the highest, from classes to PSAT. I took many SAT practice tests without preparation, but the first one was 2070, I believe. I’m nowhere near perfect, even though I’d like to think so, so I’d put the hypothetical plateau, excepting the occasional true genius or 100% Irish guesser upon whom any gods smiled that day, around 2100-2150.</p>

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<p>^ My first practice test/diagnostic test with zero preparation was a 2300. It was also the first BB test and an actual previously administered exam. I am in no way a true genius or lucky guesser, one’s high school education can prepare him or her quite well for standardized tests.</p>

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<p>^I agree with this. “Without studying” is a relatively useless term. People go through natural prep, whether by school or self-motivated interest.</p>

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<p>I got a 2160 by using a prep book for 1 week, and a 33 on the ACT by only looking at practice problems the night before.</p>

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<p>Nothing compared to you guys haha but I got an 1870(freshman) on a diagnostic test. I think the Plateau is more somewhere lower like 2000-2100</p>

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<p>I’ll reiterate again, there is definitely no uniform “plateau” for a maximum score without preparation considering each student has an unique educational background.</p>

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<p>It entirely depends upon the student’s strengths. I would put it this way, if you find that your Math score is 800 w/o studying, but CR is 500, then that means you should start prepping yourself in CR by working a lot of sample quizzes, scoring them etc etc. The final score is ultimately a combination of your strengths and result driven hard work. So good luck.</p>