Is 1600 a good SAT score?

A 1600 is only achieved by around 300 test takers per year and makes you eligible and highly competitive for admission at every college. Looking at this from another angle, a 1600 SAT score is in the 99nth percentile, which means you scored higher than 99% of all other 2 million+ test takers.
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Can you get into Harvard with a 1600 SAT score?

As we said, admission to Harvard is extremely competitive. Even with a perfect SAT score of 1600 and a GPA of 4.0, your chances of admission are about 10%. With a perfect ACT score of 36 and a 4.0, your chances are about 13%.
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What was Bill Gates SAT score out of 1600?

Gates scored a 1590 out of 1600 on his SATs. Though he spends most of his time with his Foundation, Gates says he is still working with Microsoft on its "Personal Agent," which will "remember everything and help you go back and find things and help you pick what things to pay attention to."
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Has anybody got a 1600 on the SAT?

The maximum score on the SAT is a 1600. Out of the two million students who take the test every year, only about 500 get the highest possible SAT score.
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Is getting a 1600 on the SAT hard?

Scoring a perfect 1600 on the SAT isn't easy — less than 1% of students do this. Get tips from real top scorers to help you ace the SAT.
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How I scored a 1600 on the SAT: My entire journey and tips for improving your score



Did Will Smith get a perfect SAT score?

Here are the SAT scores of 17 celebrities, with 1600 being a perfect score: Ben Affleck: The Oscar-winning actor attended the University of Vermont & Occidental College… and supposedly scored a perfect 1600 on his SATs. Will Smith: The actor said in his Biography channel profile that he scored 1600 on his SATs, too.
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Is 2400 a good SAT score?

A perfect score on the SAT is 2400; and for the ACT, it is 36. The national average score for the SAT is 1540 (combining the math, reading, and writing sections of the test). For the ACT, the average score is between 20 and 21.
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Should I retake the SAT if I got a 1540?

Never Retake a 1530+

If you score a 1530+, you are in the top 1% of all test takers (based on 2017 numbers). The SAT User Percentiles are what matter since they're based on the actual scores of students. The Nationally Representative Sample is pretty meaningless.
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Is 1599 a good SAT score?

A good score is in the range of 1300 to 1500 (Math: 650 to 750, Reading/Writing: 650 to 750). Colleges like Emory University with a 25.2 percent acceptance rate list accepted student SAT scores in the range of 1330 to 1520.
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What percent of students get 1600 SAT?

A perfect SAT score is incredibly rare.

Of these, just 8% (118,704 students) scored between 1400 and 1600. Clearly, very few people scored above 1400 alone, let alone a perfect 1600!
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Is 1580 a good SAT score?

Is a 1580 a good SAT score? It can't be beat. You have a shot at getting in anywhere with a score of 1580. It places you in the top 99th percentile nationally out of the 1.7 million test takers of the SAT entrance exam.
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What was George W Bush's SAT score?

Bush scored a 1206 out of 1600 on the SAT; 566 on the verbal section, and 640 on the math section.
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Are SATS getting harder?

The College Board says the SAT hasn't gotten harder; It still measures skills students are learning in the high-school classroom, a spokeswoman says.
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How many hours should you study for SAT?

Generally, students put in 10 to 20 hours a week while preparing for the SAT, but that amount could be larger or smaller depending on your score goals. There are a couple of factors you should take into consideration when determining how many hours you'll need to put into your prep.
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Is 1700 a good SAT score?

1700 SAT Score Standings

Out of the 1.67 million test-takers, 450846 scored the same or higher than you. You can apply to 1129 colleges and have a good shot at getting admitted. You have a very low chance of getting into 239 with this score.
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Is a 1520 SAT good?

Yes, a score of 1520 is awesome. It places you in the top 99th percentile nationally out of the 1.7 million test takers of the SAT entrance exam.
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What is the highest SAT score ever recorded?

Bill Gates scored a 1590 SAT score out of 1600, which is one of the best SAT score. Who has the highest SAT score ever? From Colorado, Hari scored 1600 in SAT and this is the highest SAT score ever recorded – not just that he also secured a perfect score of 36 in ACT as well.
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What is the lowest possible score on the SAT?

The highest SAT score you can possibly earn is 1600. The lowest SAT score is 400. Your total SAT score is comprised of a Math section score and an Evidence-Based Reading and Writing score. Each SAT section is scored between 200 and 800 points.
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