<p>When I said anyone can get an AP score of 5, while hardly anyone can get a 2400, I was not saying so because it is, statistically, much more difficult to achieve the latter.</p>
<p>I was implying that almost anyone can study for content-driven tests and absorb the information; but, not anyone can study for “reasoning” tests and achieve just any score. As flawed as the SAT is, it reveals (to some extent) an inherent reasoning ability. What AP exams DO test, but the SAT does NOT test, is how many hours a student is willing to study. Any motivated student can do well on an AP exam. Not just any motivated student (typically) can do well on the SAT.</p>