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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]1410 is DS's first SAT score. 
He is g11, with all A and 1 B+ in all AP classes[/quote]

What is the 1410 breakdown?
What APs did he take so far including this year in 11th. 
What is his PSAT 10 or PSAT 8/9 score? That converted to percentile is his natural range. Do not encourage him to overprep just to get a super high score--even if he could he will not likely be able to keep up at a top-10 school with a baseline 1410 unless his PSAT indicates the 1410 is below expected for his intelligence.

Example: 1210 PSAT10 is 93rd %ile. That is also the gifted-talented cutoff for our public school district. Most kids who get in to GT classes would be expected to get 1210 or higher PSAT 10 and most do. That converts on a percentile basis to a 1390-1400 on SAT. That is the range they should target. 
Most get it, but even though the kid is gifted by our school cutoff they are barely average at UVA in state and may not get in. They are not anywhere close to the highly gifted 98-99% that makes up about 75% of ivy/T10, test-required data. Even if they somehow could get a 1500 and get in, which many try with extra time for anxiety, they will not do well there. 
They will be way out of their league if they somehow get in to a Top/ivy where 1510-1530 is around average (test required), and most of those students naturally test that way. Unless they want to take an easy major that does not have any curve(comparison to peers) grading, they will be bottom 15-20% as a natural 93rd percentile kid.

-we see similar all the time at our public school, the push to get the kid to score in a range they are not naturally in. Stop. Support the kid you have and find schools where 1410 is median or better with fall-2020 test required CDS data.
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This is the worst advice I have ever heard. Do not listen to this person.[/quote]

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