<p>I plan to study for my SAT over the summer. I took a practice test in August, and I got a 2090. Would two months be enough to bring my score up to a 2300+? If so, how should I go about prepping?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
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<p>Get a book made for this sort of thing and read it. Barron’s and Kaplan make good ones, I’ve heard.</p>
<p>^Agree, get a Barron or Kaplan book. Take the free practice test College Board has online. Sign up for SAT questions of the day. Find out what areas you really are lacking in. To be honest, once you get in the 2000-2100 range, it’s hard to bring up your score to that 2300-2400. You really have to hone in on what areas you are struggling in and focus on them once you have studied well. Studying frequently will get you the 2000-2100. It’s learning the little, minute things that will get you the 2300-2400.</p>
<p>Consider taking the ACT as well. It’s much easier in my opinion. Took it once (blind) and got a 32 on it.</p>
<p>I took the ACT already. First time I took it, I got a 36, but no writing. Second time, 35 with 9 writing. I hate the ACT writing, so I don’t plan on retaking it. I’m planning on taking SAT primarily for National Merit; if I get 2300+, I’ll submit that in lieu of my ACT.</p>
<p>Oh, well congrats to you, and like I say, study, study, study. It’s frustrating how easily people can jump from 1700 to 2000 but it seems impossible to jump from 2000-2300. Oh well. Best of luck. I’m sure you can easily bang out a 2100-2200. It’s the hard questions you’re gonna have to get to get the bump up to the 2300</p>
<p>Is a 2300+ considered competitive for Ivies and the like? Or is a 2350+ considered competitive?</p>
<p>I brought mine from a 1980 to a 2330 in less than 2 months, so it’s definitely possible, but it takes some dedication.</p>
<p>The one thing that will really bring up your score is practice tests. Do as many as you can. And make sure that you go over EVERY question on the test. That’s the secret.</p>
<p>And make sure you study vocab. That can be the difference between doing really well on CR (which you need to for a 2300) or just doing okay.</p>
<p>After you’ve done a couple practice tests, you have to find your weak areas and really work on those especially.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>And 2300 is definitely competitive at Ivies. Even a 2250 is competitive. But once your over 2300, it doesn’t really matter much anymore.</p>
<p>OP, let’s just say after you get 2200/2250+ it’s safe to say that you’re not going to be rejected from anywhere based on your SAT score…and the same thing goes for anything 34+ on ACT. Just my two cents.</p>
<p>Definitely!
I went from an 1890 (first try) to a 2300 (on my latest practice test) in 3 months.</p>
<p>I’d suggest a tutor (I went to Elite), or if that is not a possibility, I really like the CollegeBoard’s SAT prep book.</p>
<p>Best of luck!</p>
<p>There are tip threads posted in the SAT forum, pinned to the top.</p>
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<p>Don’t waste your time or money. You get 35/36 in ACT which is superior for any schools (equivalent to SAT 2340+). Having SAT 2090 is more than sufficient for NMF. You better check if you have fulfilled the SAT2 requirement or other things for applications. You should have applied to ED/EA schools already and the new score would not matter anyway. If you did not apply to any ED/EA, you are wasting your chance.</p>
<p>Billcsho, I’m a sophomore lol. The reason I’m not using my ACT is because it isn’t superscored; my poor essay score will be tied to my good composite score. </p>
<p>I got my PSAT scores back today (took them this past October; school made us), and I got a 212 (67 M; 71 CR; 74 W). My low math score can be attributed to my lack of a calculator; I stumbled out of bed one morning, went to school, and was informed that the PSAT, which I had completely forgotten about, was being given that day. I spent about ten minutes frantically searching for a calculator to use, but to no avail; eventually, I just decided to do as much of the math as possible by hand.</p>
Okay so I’m at a 1940 right now and I plan on taking the SAT in October/November. That’s like 360 points. is it possible to do this?