Back in 1982 our school’s entire SAT prep was: “bring only #2 pencils. Sharpen them before you come. Fill the bubble completely and don’t leave any other marks. If you can eliminate one answer, it’s worth picking one randomly, else skip the question.” I don’t remember that there was any SAT prep culture like there is these days. Nobody had heard of ACT — perhaps it didn’t exist yet.
There were apparently about 50 of us in my year at MIT who had 800/800, and apparently that was pretty standard. I don’t think I was the only one in my HS class of 39.
There were apparently about 50 of us in my year at MIT who had 800/800, and apparently that was pretty standard. I don’t think I was the only one in my HS class of 39.