<p>If someone was to study "The Official Study Guide to the SAT" book and take them again in October, how much do you anticipate a 1540 would improve by? </p>
<p>(max score you might think is reasonable after studying)</p>
<p>Why do you need to improve?</p>
<p>Probably because there is tremendous room for improvement with a 1540/2400.</p>
<p>I'd say with a heavy ammount of preparation you could very reasonably approach, if not break, 2000.</p>
<p>If by small chance you did mean 1540/1600, I wouldn't bother.</p>
<p>Ah I see. I agree with ^</p>
<p>2000 might be a strech unless you wanted to spend a ridiculus amount of time studying for the sats. Im sure you could improve into the 1800's or 1900's though.</p>
<p>"(max score you might think is reasonable after studying)"</p>
<p>By this, I think he means 1540/1600.</p>
<p>Don't retake it.</p>
<p>^ I doubt it, the 1600 scale hasn't been used in over 2 years, which would mean that the op got a 1540/1600 in roughly frosh/sophmore year and for some reason, two years down the road is wondering if he should restudy for the exam 3 months in advance.</p>
<p>well, it really depends on how you studied and how much you studied. Try a practice test, that score should indicate reasonably well what you should expect on the real thing</p>
<p>Hmm, it's hard to say. On one hand, my gut feeling is that it would be hard to improve 400 points, BUT, I improved 120 points, and I started out at 2170, and that was just from waiting and retaking the test (and actually, it was all in math and CR, so it was the same as improving on the old SAT from 1460 to 1580). So, it seems to me that someone who started with lots of room to grow and dedicated themself to a decent amount (not hours a day, but a decent amount) of studying could reasonably move up 300+ points. I don't think it is likely, but with studying, certainly possible.</p>
<p>why doesnt this op respond? he should tell us if it's out of 1600 or 2400. i think he meant out of 1600 though</p>
<p>why retake?</p>
<p>It has to be out of 2400, why else would the op want to retake it so much?</p>
<p>Hey. Don't listen to any discouragement. I practiced and took many tests.</p>
<p>I went from a 1580ish to a 1800 to a 2050.</p>
<p>Over 400 point improvement. You can do it too! If you're a good student, just practice, practice, practice. I hope that gives you a beacon of hope. :-D</p>
<p>Oh, never mind. I think it is out of 2400.</p>
<p>Don't set a ceiling for yourself, just retake it and do the best you can.
Who knows, you might get 2400!</p>
<p>1540/2400? That will not look too hot on your application considering that they send all scores.</p>
<p>sorry i didnt reply, yeah the a 1540 score sucks, especially when its out of 2400, thats why i am willing to work my butt off to raise it as high as i can get it. i have the official book to study, i just want to get some opinions on some reasonable improvement scores.</p>
<p>Gman, what math class have you completed at school? You may have just completed the level of M you are expected to know.</p>
<p>Honestly (painfully honest) if you got a 1540 out of 2400 you don't really deserve a considerably higher score. The idea of the test is to measure proficiency not get a score then spend months learning how to beat the test and misrepresent your intelligence. Its like lying on your extracurricular sheet. I appreciate your willingness to put effort into improvement, but your GPA is what measures that type of effort. I am against SAT retakes all together but in your situation I have to be mean and say come on...you don't deserve a 2000 or above.</p>
<p>ummm no^
ummmm no not really TheGrouch
sometimes in the first sitting of the SAT, students can get bored, lazy, && tired. Even the smartest of us. && yes you should've prepared yourself before the test but the first sitting is not always so hot in the scores. Thats why they offer to take it again so people get a gist && feel to what the test is like. So the next time they're already prepared. </p>
<p>I mean like duh!, when you first started 1st grade I'm sure you didn't get a 100 on your first test. Thats because it was your 1st test ever. Thats the first time you ever took a test so you wouldn't know much on how to prepare yourself except the basic which is to STUDY!</p>
<p>&& I geuss in a way, you're kind of right because thats what the PSAT is for. To get a sense of what its like</p>
<p>"Honestly (painfully honest) if you got a 1540 out of 2400 you don't really deserve a considerably higher score. The idea of the test is to measure proficiency not get a score then spend months learning how to beat the test and misrepresent your intelligence. Its like lying on your extracurricular sheet."</p>
<p>LMFAO..wow....</p>