<p>I was in the 98th percentile of juniors nationwide when I was a sophomore and that was the highest score of anyone in my school, 10th or 11th grade. And my high school is not very competitive. </p>
<p>I’d like to know how the OP’s brother got almost perfect reading and math scores but was only in the 82nd percentile. What were his actual scores?</p>
<p>According to this [url=<a href=“College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools”>Home – SAT Suite of Assessments | College Board]chart[/url</a>], being in the 82nd percentile on the SATs translates to a combined score of 1810–about a 180 on the PSAT, I guess. That’s not a particularly good score. To get that combined score with almost perfect math and reading (meaning, what, 75/750 on each?) would mean you’d have to have a 300 or 310 on the writing. Which is worse than I’ve ever heard of anybody doing.</p>