Senior Scores Perfect 2400 on SAT

[rockin'robin]

CAMDEN COUNTY, Ga. -- David Anthony is pretty smart, and his SAT score proves it.

In fact, his score was so high the third time he took the test, he astonished himself.

"I checked it again on my computer and it said 2400, and I was like, 'What!'" Anthony said.

In case you're unfamiliar with SAT scoring, 2400 is a perfect score.

"I still have a hard time believing it," 17-year-old Anthony said. "It's been a week, and I go on College Boards and view my scores and see three 800s and wonder, 'Is this real or a College Board sick prank?' I don't know."

Anthony has amazed Camden County High School's two SAT coaches, who said he was the first student they've had to get a perfect score.

His 2400 test score puts him in the 99.98 percentile among every student in the country who's taken the test.

You could say this high school senior's parents have played a role in his success.

"When I was a little kid, I got like a B in English in the first grade, and they were like 'What are you doing? You go to school and you get a B?'" Anthony said. "My parents knew I could do a lot well in school, so they expected me to."

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[sequoias]

I find that hard to believe. He probably cheated.

 

[Foxrac]

I find that hard to believe. He probably cheated.

I don't think so because SAT/ACT are heavily watch, it means every staff are watching at you and very hard to cheat, I took ACT in 2007 and hate it, I noticed every staff is walking around of me, so worse than state exam that I took.

I supposed to take SAT in 2005 but changed my mind to take later.

 

[Lighthouse77]

he took it three times. you think he cheated three times?

 

[Dennis S.]

He took it several times just to improve his score. So, yeah, it's possible to get a perfect score, but most people don't because they take the SAT once and then take what they can get. Multiple test takers have an advantage of a) seeing the test and format so they can best write to the format, and b) studying what the test will question you, so you can study those answers and forget anything else that's not on the test.

SAT only tests Math and English "test taking" - what does this tell you about the rest of his skills?