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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is a lot of easier to get all As than top 10% or top 1% in SAT/ ACTs. Approx 40% of the 3.7million people applying have all As but only 1% have over 1500. That still is 37K students for top ranked schools to pick from.

1350 is a decent score but you are not in the top 1% of the population. Grading system in schools is screwed up so you are really measure students caliber based on grades. [/quote]

Do those 1% have 1500 in one sitting or with superscore? [/quote]

I know many kids that got 1500+ in one sitting, some even on their first attempt before 11th grade. Comparing anything under 1500 to kids in the 1500s is, well, not comparable in some sense because like pp has said, there are literally 10s of 1000s of kids in that group and most selective schools have small freshman classes. Yes, you can test prep to a 1500 but at least that shows a bit of diligence that will help those kids succeed in a selective school. I hate the 100% privilege argument (we are not wealthy at all) because there are things like Khan Academy and other free or cheap resources such as YouTube and the local library that are really good and accessible. [/quote]

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