<p>Hi everyone! So I took the SAT for the first time as a junior in December 2011 and I got a 2320 (750 CR, 770 M, 800 W (78/12)). I thought the test was fairly straightforward and was not surprised by my score. However, I would like to take the SAT one more time in March. Can anyone give me any suggestions about how to prep (particularly for getting a 800 CR)? Is there any chance that, God forbid, I get a LOWER SAT score?</p>
<p>Of course there’s a chance you’d a lower score. Your score is high enough. Any reason why you’re taking it again? College admissions is not only about SAT scores, and considering you got 750 or higher on each section, I don’t see why you’d retake. Just a thought.</p>
<p>All of your scores are above 750, why should you retake it again?</p>
<p>There is no need for a retake- please don’t be one of those students who believe that every single point matters. The secret to getting 800 in reading (got that twice now) is being dumb! Seriously, every answer is right in front of your face, so don’t infer too much. If there is an answer that you can’t say that it’s right there in the passage, then it’s probably not the right answer. Also, always expect what questions might be on the test when you are reading the passages- you’ll feel more engaged if you do so. On the last SAT I took, I guessed about 20 questions correctly. Here’s a specific breakdown for things that I looked for:</p>
<p>Narratives: about the characters (their characteristics, tone, relationships, opinions), story, and setting.</p>
<p>Articles: why certain things are mentioned, how the author proves his point, how he debunks certain arguments, the author’s stance and suggestions.</p>
<p>History: a mix between the previous two. </p>
<p>All of them: quotes, italics, and weird words that you just know the SAT will ask for their contextual meanings.</p>
<p>@cardgames</p>
<p>Very interesting post – I like the idea of anticipating questions as you go. Reminds me of something on the math side: a while back, Pwnthesat was running a contest for writing math questions. Idea was that doing this would help you to see things from the test-writer’s side, give you more insight. Has anyone tried this on the reading side? I mean, reading an actual passage, covering the questions and trying to write your own questions about the passage? Obviously, you wouldn’t time yourself but you might get insight. Think of how closely you would need to read in order to do this. And how sure you would have to be that evidence in the passage(s) supports your intended answer. If I was a reading tutor, I’d be tempted to try this activity with my students.</p>