Comments on: Kid Scored Perfect on SAT and ACT

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 03:11:35 +0000

I got a 2200 without studying. I could easily get a 2400 with studying. Just because you put forth much more time than the norm to master a test which isn't an accurate measure of your intelligence doesn't mean that you're intelligent.

By: Todd P.

Todd P. — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 20:30:46 +0000

pretty cool. i had to study. at least i used eprep.com.

By: sidd

sidd — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:34:01 +0000

who*

By: sidd

sidd — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:31:52 +0000

ah, dang this kid is smart i know 1 person with a 2400, and she has a very active life and i know another boy with a 36 you also has a social life
then theres me, you sucks at tests, my better score is on the ACT with a 33

By: SiteSeer

SiteSeer — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:28:47 +0000

@L, don't be so hard on (or jealous of?) the kid. He's only 17(!) and "math or science" sounds like a great start. With the drive and aptitude to do so well on SAT/ACT, he'll be at an academic advantage when it comes time to decide what he'll end up studying post-high school. Whatever sacrifices he made to do what he's done, it's plainly obvious that he's earned his achievements.

By: Some crazy dork

Some crazy dork — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:05:04 +0000

Lol, flareak. On a topic of SAT scores and such, I knew there'd HAVE to be some sort of grammar/spelling/typo 'Nazi-ing' going on. Way to go on supplying another 'Stare-eo-tipe'.

By: Arlo

Arlo — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 18:43:11 +0000

"When did they change the top score of SATâ€™s from 1400 (700 math/700 verbal) to 2400?"

It was 800/800 before. They added a written section a few years back.

This probably wouldn't be nearly as rare if most people didn't take just one of the two tests. The daughter of one my high school teachers got a perfect on both back when perfect on the SAT was 1600. In Arkansas where I went to high school most people took the ACT and I knew a few folks with perfect scores, but when I went to the U of Georgia most folks took the SAT and I knew a few people with perfect scores.

By: L

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 18:29:48 +0000

He had to give up his summer to do it, and now he isn't even sure what he wants to do with his "perfect" brain. "Something to do with math or science"... How specific. If knowing what he wanted to do with the rest of his life had been part of the SATs, this guy would have failed. Grades mean nothing if you don't do anything meaningful with them.

By: flareak

flareak — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:49:05 +0000

"steriotype" was probably not on the verbal section considering it's spelled "stereotype"..

By: valet

valet — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:35:57 +0000

When did they change the top score of SAT's from 1400 (700 math/700 verbal) to 2400?

By: yogahz

yogahz — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:17:58 +0000

"I wonder if the word â€™steriotypeâ€™ was on the Verbal sectionâ€¦"

Probably not 'just a guy', probably not.

Congratulations to John Liu -

By: just a guy

just a guy — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:06:04 +0000

I wonder if the word 'steriotype' was on the Verbal section...

By: Jonn

Jonn — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:48:36 +0000

That's quite an achievement, but he should go outside... and enjoy life, for that matter...