<p>I know someone who really got screwed(more than me) he got a 1420 on sat in the January sat reasoning. he took it again in may and this guy is at 1960. his math went from 430 to 710. I think some colleges will be suspicious. although he worked hard(really) but to me it seems like a really big jump. </p>
<p>how many ppl actually had an experience of rising a score by almost 600?</p>
<p>A big jump may raise a "flag" with the ETS Office of Testing Integrity, but by itself is not considered "suspicious." Any test score that is released by ETS is considered "kosher" by the colleges.</p>
<p>flag... i am gonna retake in OCT, hoping for the same thing to happen,,, right now i am planning on taking all practice test in every book i think is good(about 4), through the summer.</p>
<p>Good Luck!</p>
<p>thanks,,, do i have a shot of 300+ from 1700?</p>
<p>If you study a lot, then deffinately!</p>
<p>i went from 1860---2110, probably could have been higher considering my two friends were in an accident the night before and I found out literally two seconds before I started. Just do a lot of prep, learn the strategies.</p>
<p>My PSAT scores went from 184 to 201 in one year, without studying. It's explainable though. I just cared more the second time. I just took the June SAT so I don't know how I did on that. I REALLY feel like I got 2400 or something close. It was so easy!</p>
<p>Anyway, colleges know that people are dynamically multidimensional. We live and learn. Besides, the SAT is a test of reasoning ability. I don't see why an admissions officer wouldn't see the leap as an improvement in ability to reason, which is good to say the least.</p>
<p>Sorry to hear about the accident, Imfrommaine4. Great score tho.</p>
<p>I would be slightly surprised by a 430 to 710 math, but not overly so. I mean, how does one even get a 430 math? Did he guess on all of the questions the first time?</p>
<p>If that person has a B and only got 400 something for math, the math score is inaccurate.</p>
<p>I mean, how does one even get a 430 math?</p>
<p>lol, believe me it's easier than you would think.My May SAT score was pretty darn close to that... just a taaad bit higher. I'm not as bad at math as my score reflects though and i plan on a big jump for the Oct or Nov test.</p>
<p>Does anyone know for certain if admissions officers pay attention to or care about large score increases??</p>
<p>A lot of colleges see upward trends in academic performance--on SATs, GPA, whatever--to be positives for the application.</p>
<p>wow, nice replies. actually he guessed like 28 questions, he told me he wasnt good with time constraints. but i am really working on one thing right now</p>
<p>getting everything done IN TIME</p>