<p>I got a horrible SAT score in May. I went in cold to take it and barely studied with all my AP exams and such, but I have this summer to study.</p>
<p>math - 570
cr - 580
writing - 610</p>
<p>I'm thinking of doing this:</p>
<p>Go through the Gruber's 2008 sat book
Go through the Barrons 2400 book<br>
Go through the UP Your Score book
Do the practice tests from the collegeboard blue book.<br>
Then probably sign up for the SAT online course, and do the 6 tests there</p>
<p>Do you think its realistic to make that much of a jump? Has anyone made over a 300+ improvement? =/</p>
<p>and does anyone recommend any plan or book for me in particular? Thanks!</p>
<p>of course its POSSIBLE... anythings possible if you set your mind to it.</p>
<p>you took it cold the first time, so assuming you put HARD WORK into studyign for this one, you should see a dramatic increase. </p>
<p>for math, do probelms and figure out your weakenesses (geometry, algebra, etc) and learn more about that. then just do more practice problems.</p>
<p>for cr, read a lot of books, maybe memorize some vocabulary but i find that isn't as effective as just reading higher level novels and picking up vocabulary from context. (unless you are good at hardcore memorizing). just reading novels will also increase your reading speed and also your comprehension.</p>
<p>writing, do a lot of practice tests and READ THE ANSWERS/EXPLANATIONS THAT THEY GIVE. i can't stress that enough. for the sats, the test makers have maybe 7 or 8 of the same errors that exist in just slightly different forms. if you figure out those errors and how to correct them, you should be able to score in 700s.</p>
<p>it's completely possible, but its also directly proportional to how much work you put in. practice, practice practice. goodluck!</p>
<p>I support EVERYTHING flyingpopat has written. and more. </p>
<p>math -- learn the monkey tricks they throw at you, like permutations and combinations. Also, ALWAYS time yourself when doing practice sessions --most people I know say they can usually solve the problems but they run out of time. So hone your timing/pacing, and go through some practice sets to find out what your weakness is.</p>
<p>reading-- guess what? READ. READ. READ. I found that periodically reading newspapers and hard essays helps a LOT with vocab and analysis. When you're reading, always keep in mind what the author's purpose is, what he/she is trying to convey to you. Annotate if you can. reading hard essays will get you acquainted with the sort of stuff they will throw at you, because a lot of times the reading passage is often an excerpt of an essay or some such. So rent some books from the public library, and one recommendation is "The Best American Essays of the Century" edited by Joyce Carol Oates. READ, read, and read. </p>
<p>Writing -- yay! this is the easiest section to improve your score in. Barron's 2400 helped tremendously with this section for me, and doing practice tests is key for this section. practice, and always check why you're right or wrong.</p>
<p>The blue book and Barron's 2400 helped me a lot. I can't say for other books because I haven't used them, but I hope they are helpful for you. But one thing -- don't let SAT's become your life this summer. Have some fun, go to the pool, etc., because you can be burned out really easily if you make SAT's your life. (I've been there, and it's not pleasant.)
and good luck! :)</p>
<p>it's more than possible, because I did it.
If I can do it, you can obviously do it!</p>
<p>When I took my first practice SAT cold, my scores were
CR: 550
WR: 550
MATH: 630</p>
<p>Very Bad.. in fact, about exactly the same score.. 1730 LOL</p>
<p>Then I practiced a little bit then the scores went up to
CR: at least 650~740
WR: 670~710
MATH: 750~800</p>
<p>The formula for math is same as what everyone else says
do the questions... learn the tricks (plug in and etc)</p>
<p>but for CR, I don't know what I did.
I guess I memorized word power, but I didnt even memorize the whole thing.
I just memorized it up to the G's.
What I did was read Harry Potter.... like 200 times.
Then I solved A LOT of practice long- passages.
....that's about it</p>
<p>What I can tell you is that it is possible!
don't aim for 2100's, aim for 2400 :) good luck</p>
<p>of course its possible.
i started with 1430
m 600
cr 420
w 410</p>
<p>now im 1800,though i thought i couldve easily gotten 1900.
m 710
cr 550
w 540
im going for 2100-2200 in october.
and i think its realistic.
just study hard, and learn those patterns =D</p>
<p>yes i believe it's very possible.
i went from a 1760 to 2060 on Princeton Review's Diagnostic tests with minimal studying and if you study intensely over summer i believe it's possible
Good luck!</p>
<p>Learn thousands of words, start with Sparknotes 1000
Don't worry about Writing. Math and CR matter the most with colleges.
Read RocketReview, that's all you'll need.</p>
<p>I went from a 194 on the psat this year (and a 162 last year), to a 2210 this year :). I also took alot of practice tests, which I think is what did it. (and I learned alot of words)</p>
<p>preparing for CR: read lots of books, do a lot of TIMED passage reading practices. Learn the Hit Parade and other words that show up a LOT (like "olfactory"). And remember: DON'T read the whole long-passage, you probably won't have time for it. Read the question, go to the line numbers, and read just enough to get you the right answer.</p>
<p>I started with a 1780 and the last practice test i took before the June SAT i had a 2040. So yes it is possible. I am hoping for a 2100 on the June SAT.
Just go through and find as many old tests and questions you can possibly find. Take sections using a timer because time is a huge factor. If you can practice under time stress it will make things easier on the real test day.
Also I always would study at 7:45 on saturday morning. Training your mind to think early in the morning can be helpfull. Because yet again...when test day comes you will be used to it.</p>
<p>wow I have exact same problem orange 41. I got 1850 in May and I'm trying to improve 300 more. But after seeing all these threads, I think we can do it..
HOPEFULLY!!!!!</p>
<p>Speaking of olfactory, I knew it had something to do with nose, but I'm not sure if I picked it on the test :/</p>
<p>To prepare for CR though, just take a bunch of practice tests. I took three practice tests (CR only) the last two weeks leading up to the June test and I think it greatly helped. </p>
<p>what about math?
I'm pretty good at math with stuff like the State Math Contest and just normal math class--and I only missed one question on our state math test too--</p>
<p>But when I do SAT math--I get confused. I know the material (I've gone up to Algebra II at school), I just can't answer the questions. Any tips?</p>
Very possible. I actually started off with a 1760 myself. I’d say just keep practicing. Writing should be the easiest to bring up. Same for math if u keep doing problems. For CR, can’t help u there, I just don’t get passages very easily. Overall, however, I went up over 2100. But practice is key. Do the Blue Book. Its great that u get other brands but the blue book is most important. Always learn from the grammar mistakes u make in the writing. that one is important. good luck!