<p>I'm a sophomore from China. I scored the highest among all boys in my school in the high school entrance exam and thus got a chance to be an exchange student here in the US for a semester. I took the May SAT (for the first time) and here's my score:</p>
<p>CR 680
Math 790
Writing 800
Total 2270</p>
<p>Well, I'm extremely sad for two reasons: 1. that I could have done MUCH better in CR (I tried the official exam online and got 740 in CR). During the May SAT I just changed several answers in the last minutes... later turned out all my original answers were correct according to CC... 2. that I didn't get 800 in Math... a great shame since it's mainly 6 grade math for Asians. How careless I am!</p>
<p>So I'm going to retake the test in October, maybe in Hong Kong. (SAT is not offered in China.) I want at least a 2350 (750-800-800) and need some help:</p>
<p>I know all the "difficult" vocab but still find the questions to the passage is sometimes ambiguous: I can always eliminate 3 incorrect answers and choose the wrong one left. What's worse, I often find two answers are "equally correct." Have you ever experienced that and how to handle that? Advice please... Thanks!</p>
<p>Sometimes its out intuition that dictates which answer is right in your “two-anwers” scenario… You did really well in math and writing… CR is tough for me too… 680 isn’t bad. The best thing you can do is take practice tests for the CR and Math if you feel like it…</p>
<p>Also, Try memorizing a few vocabs a day, really helps on test day!</p>
<p>Good Luck! I am taking the june 2nd SAT and I want to score in the 2200’s so I am taking practice tests!!</p>
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Thanks for making the stereotype even worse. </p>
<p>Anyways, as far as CR improvement goes, you should read more classic literature/highly regarded publications and practice more. The more you critically analyze on a normal basis, the better you become at eliminating false answers on tests like the SAT.</p>
<p>Sorry about my inappropriate wording on math.</p>
<p>Haha nah I was just being sarcastic. By claiming that SAT math is equivalent to what Asians learn in 6th grade, you imply that all Asians are practically learning robots (though I’m pretty sure I’m too defective in regards to the wiring in my head to be included). </p>
<p>I understand you’re annoyed by the fact that your math score is imperfect, and I’m sure you were just beating yourself up for making a silly mistake. Don’t stress out about it.</p>
<p>I don’t think he was claiming or exaggerating anything, though. I’m pretty sure SAT math actually IS 6th grade math in China.</p>