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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have t read the whole thread but ultimately I feel it comes down to score inflation, especially compared to when we were applying to colleges 20-30 years ago. I had friends below 1000 on the SAT who went to college and were very successful. Even Ivies would take ordinary people with a 1200.  I had a 1350 and people thought I was a genius.

Now the tests are much easier to get a high score. My kid got a 1540 with just one practice test taken, no prep. Kids now are taking so many standardized tests and prepped for them from ES through HS that many of them know how to do very well.

When they do very well, they think the sky’s the limit and their parents think so too. There just aren’t enough spots for all the kids who can crush the SAT. [/quote]
1540 is an excellent score. Only around 9000 students out of 2 million sat test takers get 1540+
The student in question got 1590 and only around 1400 students out of 2 million get a 1590+[/quote]

But that doesn’t count super scores, though, right?  Lots more can superstore their way there.[/quote]

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