40 point gain or bust. Any stories on sudden point jump on sat third time?

Test Preparation
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<p>Hey!</p>

<p>I'm taking the SAT for a final time on Jan 22.</p>

<p>I currently have a 1360 (blah) and am just curious if there are any success stories for breaking 1400 on the third try.</p>

<p>I took a practice SAT recently (it was formal, not just out of the 10 reals book) and I'm hoping to find out the scores later this week so I can gauge my potential on the actual test.</p>

<p>In the meantime, if anyone out there has some type of experience with a substantial bolster the third try (40ish points or higher) it'd be cool if you could let me know.</p>

<p>thanks kids :P</p>

<p>plus, i've studied considerably. took princeton review and brush up, etc.</p>

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<p>1st: 1510
2nd: 1510
3rd: 1570 </p>

<p>So, a 60 point increase. The 2nd and third try were only one month apart and the only difference was my level of stress. I freaked myself out on the 2nd one and realized that I already had a good score and was just hoping for a few more points the 3rd time.</p>

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<p>yea, the two times i took the sat i got 1350 then 1360 (they were one month apart like yours). Did you do anything extra the last time you took it or did you just not stress out?</p>

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<p>I increased my verbal from 700 to 800 w/out studying. I think it was the 6 month time span that did it for me. Just don't stress out, and you'll do well. You already have a good score.</p>

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<p>Just to give you hope, within a month, I went from 1350 to 1410, mostly due to being more careful on the math. My score jumped in math from a 730 to 780. Good luck.</p>

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<p>1320 to 1460</p>

<p>Very possible.</p>

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<p>1300 to 1400 no studying, just give it a try</p>

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<p>thanks kid - hopefully all this not-studying will pay off</p>

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<p>1380
1340
1540</p>

<p>No studying. Got lucky on verbal (knew all the vocab words) and basicly didn't stress out.</p>

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<p>well, I'll see how things go come jan 22</p>

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<p>use testmasters list. i hope its right.</p>

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<p>1360 to 1540</p>

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<p>what's testmaster's list???</p>

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<p>patrick - did you do anything special? or nothing at all?</p>

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<p>I know a kid who went 1420/1400/1540. It happens.</p>

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<p>1230/1390/1360/1450 although I took it 4 times, there was a 220 pt increase.</p>

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<p>Tell us if the improvement was just from taking the test again or did you prep.</p>

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<p>I didn't really prep any. I took the tests about 10 months apart, which probably had the biggest effect. I was perfectly relaxed both times, although I probably concentrated a little better the second time. Other than that, I didn't do a whole lot of prepping. I did a test from the 10 Read SATs book the night before, but that's about it. Oh, and I didn't eat any breakfast or get much sleep. About six hours or so.</p>

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<p>the only prep I did was to memorize SAT words. The first time I took it, I didn't do any prep at all. The second time, my score went up because I memorized words. third time, I went to sleep at 3 the night before because of taking practice tests. let me tell ya, that is the worst idea ever. my score went down 30 pts. make sure you get a good nights sleep. that's why I got a 1450 the 4th time, althogh it's still not that great.</p>

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<p>i went from 1230/1300/1380. i did absolutely no preping in between my last two SAT's (it was summer time :) ). good luck!</p>