<p>Im reading time/ business week everyday.
I'm a soph. so I have a year to prepare. I get like 220s on PSAT practice tests and like the administrated ones. (Highest was 226)
I study ~4.5 hours a day on breaks; winter break, summer, etc (only started during spring break tho)
Maybe 2 to 3 on weekends (from october 1st)
Im going to go all out this winter break!
Im really determined, so what do you guys think? Will I hit 2400 by junior year?
Thanks!
any good books?</p>
<p>You know the typical response. There is no formula to secure a 2400, except for the rather cheeky one: score = cr + m + w. m=800, cr=800, w=800. therefore score=2400.
I think you’ll hit the 23s for sure, 24 requires a heavy dosage of fortune so while it’d be amazing if you do, it might not happen… Your studying patterns are excellent. I had a 200 sophomore PSAT, 2190 junior SAT, and a 2400 senior SAT so naturally, over time, your score should inch closer and closer to that mark.</p>
<p>As for books: Kaplan’s SAT Advanced, the Blue Book (of course), Kaplan Word Power, Barron’s Critical Reading.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>wow thats a big jump 2190 –> 2400. I actually was 2 questions away from a 235 on the psat freshman year, but I missed a math and writing. Anyway I really want a perfect, but then again my junior friend got a 240 and a 236 freshman and sophomore year, but only got a 2330 his junior year; kind of a bad pattern. </p>
<p>I will find out on Thurs or Friday the Oct 2009 Psat and I will update post.</p>
<p>Four-and-one-half hours per day is better spent on academic coursework. There are many people who broke the 2300 mark by only doing a few SAT practice tests. By studying so much, you will exhaust all the material available to you in a short period of time, which should exclusively be College Board material (in terms of the test questions that you use). Thirty to forty minutes per day (one or two sections) is fine for one day and you will ultimately receive more out of those short sessions than you will out of those that last for multiple hours. Good luck!</p>
<p>There is no way to ensure a 2400. </p>
<p>Also, be careful not to get burned out.</p>
<p>I just got my results from the 2009 PSAT in Oct. and I got a 238. M:78 CR:80 W:80,
this really suprised me, hopefully I am another step closer. I think I got really lucky tho, because the curve for math was high and I usually miss 2 or 3 in math and writing.
If only this was junior year… and ya I have already done all the College Board material.
I also took a ACT practice test and I got 33 what is that converted to SAT?</p>
<p>I went from a 223 junior PSAT to a 2400 junior SAT, so it’s possible, assuming your 220 PSAT didn’t already take a lot of preparation.</p>
<p>I didn’t spend nearly as much time practicing as you are. In fact, I didn’t even start until midway through junior year. Don’t overwork yourself.</p>
<p>SAT equivalent of a 33 is a 2260.</p>
<p>1980 = 30
2040 = 31
2130 = 32
2190 = 33
2260 = 34
2340 = 35
2400 = 36</p>
<p>With enough prep, a 1980+ should be very obtainable.</p>
<p>I’m sure you’ll break 600 (including writing), unless you cancel of course.</p>
<p>I recommend spending that time doing something more fun, like hanging out with your friends or developing a hobby. I don’t know if spending so much time on it would actually help. I got 219 on my junior PSAT and 2400 on the SAT (which I took two months later with minimal studying in between), so at a certain point, it depends on luck.</p>
<p>My go-to books were the official one and an old copy of Barron’s 2400 from the library. As for books in general, try Catch-22, Cat’s Cradle, and The Importance of Being Earnest. Some of my favorites. =]</p>
<p>My last bit of advice is: be confident. If you don’t aim for it, you won’t get it, so it’s good that you are aiming for 2400 and believe you can get it.</p>
<p>Don’t study this much. Seriously.
The SAT isn’t worth it. A 2300 and 2400 are the same in the eyes of most, if not all colleges. Moreover, things like extra-curricular activities and academics are way more important to college, and more importantly towards developing yourself as a person.</p>
<p>You’ll never need to learn how to bubble correctly again, lol. Start looking up olympiad math and get practicing. If you’re this dedicated to that, you’ll easily qualify for the USAMO by your senior year. That kind of stuff is true achievement, not a 2400 that is based on luck, essentially.</p>
<p>Guys. I think I can get a 2400, I got a 238 on the Psat. Hopefully I wont screw up.</p>
<p>Lol. That’s our point. The difference between a 2350-2400 is essentially one silly mistake on math and the harshness of the curve.</p>
<p>I don’t mean to diminish 2400ers, but I feel like if it was another test, they’d receive a 23xx score instead. Since it’s this sporadic, I wouldn’t focus on it.</p>