<p>Both my instructors and my friends consider me one of the most intelligent people in my high school. My grades are very solid, I got straight 4s and 5s on my 4 AP tests last year, and yet I score a pitiful 1770 on my SAT.</p>
<p>I don't understand; I get every single SAT question of the day right, and I feel confident after the test, yet here I am, sitting on a 1770. This will not get me into University of Washington.</p>
<p>I don't mean to be arrogant or a poser, but I truly feel that I should be getting around 2100 on this test. I'm sure others feel my pain. Does anyone have any test-taking advice? My scores are as follows:</p>
<p>Ask for the scored test so you can review each question you answered and see the correct choice - I think it’s available from College Board for a fee.</p>
<p>No, I think it’s too late to get your test back (not sure, though). Maybe you should order a score verification? It costs some money, but if its a lot lower than what you usually get on the practice tests, and if you came out of this test feeling good about it, then maybe you ought to consider it.</p>
<p>I think I’m gonna hope that my severe sinus issues that day combined with my huge bubbling errors accounts for this. I know on the writing I had to fix the bubbling on multiple occasions. I’ll just take the June 4 test and hope for the best.</p>
<p>■■■■■ - “I should be getting a 2100”…obviously not…you got a 1770. What do you think the collegeboard did? Cheat you? Lol…obviously your a 1770 person…not a 2100, otherwise you would have gotten a 2100</p>
<p>And come on - if answering the sat question of the day correctly is your form of studying, then it is no wonder you got a 1770. The sat question of the day is extremely easy - all the time. So lol, this whole thread made me laugh…</p>
<p>Okay, well good luck! Just try to avoid freaking/stressing out about it. You still have probably 2 or 3 more chances (considering you’re a junior right now), so you’ll definitely get your scores up. Just keep taking practice tests.</p>
<p>Thanks for your charming antics and contribution to this thread Sid. I got a 214 on the PSAT and have an IQ of 148 as of sophomore year, so yes, I “should” be getting a ~2100. Did I say that the college board cheated me? No. This is my attempt to figure out what I did wrong and rectify it.</p>
<p>Glad you got a good laugh, though. Is that what you creep around the forums for at age 19?</p>
<p>Wow I was expecting a 2000+ and I got an 1860. I’m not even smart or anything and considered one of the laziest people in my highschool… yet i scored higher than you</p>
<p>Don’t let it get you down. First time I took the sat i got nervous and got a 620 on math. On the may one, I relaxed, and got a 760. Could be a minor issue, keep at it.</p>
<p>I scored an 1770 on my PSAT, an 1880 on my first go at the SATs and a 2060 the second time. Between the two, I reviewed, and took a math prep course. Boosted my math score by 90 points from a 590 to a 680. Take it each section at a time and don’t be arrogant. You have to work hard to achieve the scores you want. Going in feeling super confident might work against your because you forget to check your work.</p>
<p>Understand that the only thing SAT tests you on, is the SAT. The scores barely have any correlation with your intelligence or your abilities. It simply tests if you think like college board. That’s it. Don’t stress out. If you think you deserve a higher score or can achieve a higher score, then study simply for the purpose of getting a higher SAT score.</p>
<p>With that aside, it’s wise not to blame it on nerves or whatnot. It won’t help you. Be prepared to feel nervous and stressed out (I went to the washroom 5 times). Go in prepared to score 2500+, know that you’ve studied, and if you are as good as you say you are, you should be fine.</p>
<p>Guys, lose the ego and the idiosyncrasy. Sirduke scored a 1770. If he studies intensely over the summer, a 2100 is more than possible. Why can’t people be supportive for once?</p>
<p>You are obviously smart enough to know the answers to the questions, you are just probably not a great test taker, at least not with the SAT. If you feel confident and do well with practice questions at home, this means you can answer the questions correctly.</p>
<p>The best thing you can do is buy the Collegeboard big blue SAT book and do the released exams in a timed environment. Doing the SAT Question of the day and such is good but it doesnt test your ability to answer questions in a timed, stressful environment.</p>
<p>Take a few released exams and you will get more comfortable with the test. You will finish sections faster and more accurately and have more time to check your work.</p>
<p>If you still find you are getting low scores then consider focusing on topics that are difficult for you. But if, as you say, you are an otherwise intelligent student then the issue is mainly that you are a bad standardized test taker.</p>
<p>Dont listen to other people shutting you down. I used to be in the same boat as you. I got a disgusting score on the PSAT (<190) but this year i took it and got 229. I didn’t memorize millions of vocab words, or learn hundred of grammar rules or anything like that. I just took released exams and became comfortable with the test. I used to barely finish the 25min sections in time. Now, i finish most in <15min and have plenty of time to check over.</p>