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We asked AI about something that derails high-potential students more than almost anything else: anxiety, perfectionism, and the gap between how a student performs in practice and how they perform when it counts.

We took a set of questions about performance under pressure: careless mistakes, running out of time, the difference between knowing material and being able to use it. Then we had Wes respond.

This time, we asked about something that stops a lot of strong students cold: the plateau. Why scores stall in the 1450–1500 range. Why more practice doesn’t seem to help. And what’s actually going on.

The AI answers are organized, confident, and not obviously wrong. A few are even mostly right.

But “mostly right” and “right for your kid” are not the same thing. And with elite school admissions, the gap between those two things is where families quietly lose.

Is retaking the SAT or ACT worth it? Discover how to enhance scores and make informed decisions for your child.

AI doesn't give bad answers. It gives answers that sound complete. And for questions like these, that's actually the problem. Because the answers it gives are clean, logical, and just shallow enough to be dangerous. They sound right. They feel helpful. And they...

AI is very good at answering SAT and ACT questions. That’s the problem. Because the answers it gives are clean, logical, and just shallow enough to be dangerous. They sound right. They feel helpful. And they regularly point families in the wrong direction. So we...

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Great SAT scores show that you have the whole package: not only do you have content knowledge, but also execution skills. You can effectively make decisions and manage yourself when the stakes are higher than ever.

Great SAT scores show that you have the whole package: not only do you have content knowledge, but also execution skills. You can effectively make decisions and manage yourself when the stakes are higher than ever.