My goal is always to make TOP 400. I think that if a person does so three times, they get to join 'The Big Bang', but ONLY if they are registered on PokerSchoolOnline.com The Big Bang is a $5,000 tournament exclusively for PokerSchoolOnline.com members. I believe that this tournament usually consists of about 600-1000 runners. There are more ways to qualify which are found here:
https://www.pokerschoolonline.com/articles/The-Big-Bang
To get top 400, I taking maximum time for every decision (but I recommend keeping time bank for late in the tourney). I play tight, but I'm willing to play aggressive, but 80% of this aggression is played when I have a great hand. The other 20% is usually when I'm late position, and it's folded to me (or 1 caller). I recommend only doing this when the opposing player or the 2 opposing players in the current hand have a shorter stack then you. I only do it to gain chips, which is usually when I need the chips (short stack). If you have enough chips to get TOP 400, I recommend not doing this. At this stack, take time for every turn, and folded practically every hand.
Hope this works, and have a great day!