<p>NJ chick…thanks…I think we had better start putting some effort into this.
He’s so analytical. He’s really a pretty effective writer, but it certainly did not show on the test. He’s a bit of a man of few words. But he’s mostly interested in Econ and Finance so his analytical ability will be an asset.</p>
<p>whoever said colleges look at the writing section the same amount they do at the math and critical reading: you are out of your mind</p>
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<p>Please support your position.</p>
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<p>Oh, I believe that you are referring to me. (Thanks for taking note of my mental infirmity!)</p>
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<p>Yep. Theoretically, there should be an even distribution of approximately 40 perfect scores on each testing date and there are 10 on this thread.</p>
<p>Some universities (Cornell for example) don’t even look at the writing section of the SAT. Literally.</p>
<p>I just read the last 15 pages of this thread… and I was once satisfied with my SAT score (1st time junior)… considering a retake… now, it’s definitely on…
CR -680
M - 770
W - 720 (MC 75, Essay 8)
Total - 2170
Ok, here goes… im directing all my questions to you bloody brilliant 2400ers… but the only name that caught my mind is silverturtle…
for CR,
I remember someone say he’s a person-who-just-cant-improve-in-CR type. I feel like that all the time. I thought 680 was good. How the hell am I supposed to get a 700? 800 … well… is out of my league</p>
<p>for Math,
Umm… i know i can improve to an 800 (have done it in my Math I and II subject tests). I have NO idea where I went wrong… and I’m supposed to be a math genius? One of my friends got a 790 in Math… which is confusing… cause i thought 770 was a -1. Any comments?</p>
<p>for Writing,
I personally feel i aced the MC… a 75 is exceptional for my standards… and I know I can write a whole lot better. an eight in the essay? EIGHT? To be honest, I didn’t finish. Any essay writing advice (I can never seem to finish)? With proper training and persistence, I might just pull off an 800 on this one if I’m lucky…</p>
<p>And, as jealous as I am of anyone who posted their 2200+ scores here… congo… you rock… especially the supergenius 2400ers… How can you keep your cool through a freakin’ 4 hour long marathon exam? … HELP ME PLEASE… I’m DESPERATE…</p>
<p>"silver and other 2400ers, what were your scores when you were in 7th grade? please give me some hope. "</p>
<p>Son took it in 8th grade, not 7th - score was somewhere around 2010 if I recall (790 Math, 640 CR and 580 writing with a 6 essay). Writing was the biggest hurdle to overcome.</p>
<p>I feel really dumb in this forum.
I need at least a 2000+
If not, a 2100+ or a 2200+
but my January SAT score was horrible.</p>
<p>CR -520
M - 720
W - 640 (MC 66, Essay 8)
Total - 1880</p>
<p>And thats worse than my PSAT when I thought I tried harder on this test.
I don’t know if I was nervous, but that’s the worst I have ever done on a Critical Reading Section.</p>
<p>If anybody has forums or tips on Critical Reading, please tell me because I need all the help I need. I plan on taking the SAT 4 more times and the ACT maybe once or twice.</p>
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<p>Can you tell me where to find this information? I did not imagine that only 40 people nationwide would get a 2400 each test date.</p>
<p>there are only about 600 or so perfect ACTs each year, and regardless of what people say, the SAT is MUCH harder to get a perfect on, so 40 per test doesn’t seem too unreasonable. Lol i got a 2260 SAT and expect a 35-36 on the ACT I took in febuary.</p>
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<p>I think that the number is actually worldwide, not just for the United States. Here is the link: <a href=“http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/sat_percentile_ranks_composite_cr_m_w.pdf[/url]”>Higher Education Professionals | College Board. There were 297 2400’s; 297 divided by 7 is about 42.</p>
<p>I love how there were less 2390 than 2400</p>
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<p>On some test dates, 790 is not possible for some sections (most commonly Math). 800 is always possible.</p>
<p>Despite what it seems in the self-selected posting in this thread, 2400’s are extremely rare. If we assume that about 40% of perfect scores come from students who are not in the United States (which is probably a bit conservative considering that some elite Asian schools product a dozen on their own), there were only about 178 perfect scorers in the United States.</p>
<p>There are about 3.3 million high school graduates each year in the United States. The average graduation rate in the U.S. is .71, so there are about 4.65 million high school students in each grade. About one in 26,000 American high school students gets 2400.</p>
<p>Don’t feel bad about anything even near 2400.</p>
<p>I’d also like to echo what someone else said a few pages back…it’s probably more impressive for colleges to see a high 2300 (2350+) in only one taking than a perfect superscore from four testing dates, or a perfect 2400 the fifth time a student takes the test.</p>
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<p>It would be best for such a student to use Score Choice.</p>
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<p>There are only three sections. :)</p>
<p>Scorce choice makes it so that the person who got the 2400 on the fifth time can seem like the person’s first time… Why send the other scores with the 2400…?</p>
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<p>O_____________O Okay, my head is now inflated like a balloon. :)</p>
<p>Ugh, there’s something wrong with that though. . . . That’s only reporting SENIORS. It doesn’t include juniors. So there are actually more people who got a 2400 than that.</p>