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what’s a perfect score on the sat?<\/h2>\n

the highest possible sat score is 1600, typically referred to as a \u201cperfect score\u201d.<\/strong> in order to achieve it, you need to get perfect scores of 800 on both the evidence-based reading & writing section and the math section. <\/p>\n

however, did you know that you don’t necessarily need to get every question correct in order to get a perfect score? because of slight differences in difficulty between sat tests, you can sometimes get 1-2 questions wrong in each section and still get a perfect score. <\/p>\n

new to the the test? first check out magoosh’s guide to digital sat<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n

how to get the highest sat score<\/h2>\n

perfect sat score on the digital sat<\/h3>\n

in order to get a perfect sat score on the digital sat, you\u2019ll typically need to get 53-54 out of 54 questions correct on the reading & writing section and 42-44 questions correct on the math section. <\/p>\n

perfect sat score on the paper sat<\/h3>\n

in order to get a perfect sat score on the paper sat, you\u2019ll typically need to get 65-66 out of 66 questions correct on the reading & writing section, and 51-54 questions correct on the math section. <\/p>\n

how many students get a perfect score on the sat?<\/h2>\n

is getting a perfect score tough to do? you bet! according to the college board, only around 5% of students score above a 1400 on the test.<\/strong> while the number of perfect sat scorers is not officially released, it\u2019s well under 1% of test-takers, meaning perhaps only 300 to 500 students out of nearly 2 million test takers each year get perfect scores. <\/strong><\/p>\n

given how rare they are, perfect scores are certainly not essential to getting into a good college or getting a good scholarship. in fact, perfect scores don\u2019t even necessarily make you a shoe-in: every single year, there are students with perfect scores who get rejected from some universities. <\/p>\n

instead, focus on making yourself competitive at your target schools (and remember, with >80% of colleges and universities currently test-optional, you can be competitive even without an sat score at all!) <\/p>\n

our tables on sat scores for top colleges and sat-required colleges<\/a> will help you understand the scores you need for different schools. and our digital sat score calculator<\/a> can help predict how many questions you need right in order to get your target scaled score. <\/p>\n

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what does it take to get a perfect sat score?<\/h2>\n

to get a perfect sat score of 1600, you’ll need good prep materials, persistence, an understanding of the format, and more. chances are, if you know somebody with a perfect sat score, they didn’t just breeze through the test without ever having seen the official exam before. <\/p>\n

how do we know this? we’ve talked with students who have gotten those scores\u2026and every single one prepared. not just some of them. every single one.<\/p>\n

but these students with perfect sat scores didn’t just sit down and stare at the college board website for 50 hours. as we discussed their study habits, we noticed that a few big trends emerged.<\/p>\n