Tortuga - well-written and informative post! It is always helpful to get input from someone who has actually worked with many kids over a span of years. Your comments align with what I intuitively believe as well as what I have heard from a couple of SAT professionals a two decades ago when I was considering teaching SAT/LSAT courses.
My only disagreement is with your last statement that once you "go above 700 in a subject area, scoring higher really makes no difference." All other things being equal, I think that a 2400 (800 x 3) or even a 2250 (750 x 3) might garner an applicant a better chance than an applicant with a 2100 (700 x 3) of gaining admission to an elite college.
Last edited by Quantum2003; 11/21/13 03:08 PM.
