My current sat score from october is
CR 600
M 770
WR 620 (essay 9)
I really dont have to care about math i think, because i think i made one stupid mistake… I can fix that.
But the problem is CR and WR.
Do you think it will be possible for me to increase those 600s to 700+ til decmebr?
Writing - definitely. Writing is like written out Math for me - once you start practicing and using those practice test books, you begin to notice recurring error patterns that you need to fix, just like how math has similar problems each time. And for the essay, CB looks at how you come to approach the prompt more than how well you write. They want to see how well you perform under a time crunch. I’d say come up with an “interesting” way to answer the prompt - even a typical argumentative style essay will do. Don’t spend more than one minute (I’m not even exaggerating here) on thinking of examples - 25 minutes is actually 23 minutes with 2 minutes for checking your work. Whatever comes up in your head should be on paper - anything can turn into a great example if you try hard enough. Heck, I wrote about a historical Korean movie before (it was actually a Korean drama I had recently watched). Feel free to make stuff up because like I said they don’t care much for the content, but for how you answer the prompt.
CR was definitely my hardest too. The best advice I’ve heard to is work fast and realize that all problems (excluding the ones in the beginning that ask for tone or purpose) are in order, so if you’re answering a question and an answer choice seems right but is not in the correct paragraph you’re reading, then it’s actually wrong. Also they put common-sense assumption answers, but never choose an answer that is not stated in the passage.
I heard that you can easily bump your score from a 2000–>2200+, but once it hits 2300, it’s really hard to go any higher, because the mistakes you’ll probably be making by then are silly mistakes.
Good luck! Hope I helped.
Reading
The first practice SAT test I took, I got a 550. A month later I took the actual SAT and scored a 720. Here is what I suggest. First of all, learn your prefixes, suffixes, and roots, it doesn’t take a lot of time and can help you tremendously. Also, learn the basic testing strategies for sentence completion. You should be able to prepare yourself to the point where you are only missing one or two sentence completion problems. Next is the reading passages. Now the strategies I use are ones I specifically designed because of my ADHD and Dyslexia (so focus, comprehension, and timing are big struggles for me). I ignore what they will traditionally tell you to do in test prep classes, I answer the questions as I read the prompt. This allows me to focus in only on the details that have already been presented to me so I don’t get tripped up. Occasionally a whole passage question will come up before you have completed the passage, don’t worry about that, just circle it and answer it when you finish reading the whole passage. The best thing you can do is read up on how to approach the different types of questions, there’s some good tips out there. Also PRACTICE, the more exposure you get the better. Pick up a practice test book and take a reading section every day or every other day. They only take 25 minutes, that’s not very long if you are striving for a 700+.
Writing
As far as the essay goes, more is more. You want a quality essay that addresses the prompt. The difference between a 9/10 and an 11/12 is the higher level thinking. I disagree with the writer above, take 3 or 4 minutes to plan out your essay. Make sure you pick a side on the prompt and come up with at least 2 UNIQUE reasons (don’t just come up with one idea worded two different ways). You also NEED a counter argument if you want a top score, you need to be able to demonstrate that you understand the complexity of the issue and know how to address opposing view points. Also transitions and higher level word choice are key if you want a high score. I agree that the evidence you use isn’t significant just make sure it’s relevant to what you are saying. Finally your conclusion is more important than you would think. It doesn’t need to be long but it should be one of the best parts of your essay as this is the very last thing
the grader is reading. Practice once or twice a week writing an essay and have someone grade it and you should be fine.
The questions are easy to prepare for. Look over some testing strategies for each type of question as well as some basic grammar rules and then just practice practice practice. You should be taking a practice writing test multiple times a week in order to best prepare yourself.
Using these strategies I was able to bump myself from a 590 to a 710
Thank you very much guys for your kind advice!