<p>So guys i got the following scores on the Jan Test
CR 600
M 610
WR 620</p>
<p>I need to improve every section with about 100 points.I believe i can improve tha math to 760-800 and the WR to 720-760.What about the CR ?I have memorized the Barron`s 3500 words but just when i was going to review ,i decided it was better to do some practice tests instead.I have a lot of time to make the review .I guess this will help me understand the passages containing key difficult words better and prevent me from making more than 3-4 errors on SC ,but what about any other way to improve the CR score ?Can you recommend me reading some specific books ?
Thanx in advance :)</p>
<p>I'm sorry but you are being irrational. You say you want around a 2100 yet you are predicting yourself close to a 2250 with the scores you are saying. In my opinion you can go at most 150 per section up from your original score on the SAT. Even that is a huge reach. There are always going to be intangibles on the SAT whether its a headache or a mis mark or something. Personally I think anybody who gets a 770+ on any section of the SAT have to have things going for them at that time. I guess what you are asking for is possible but you are putting way to much focus on it if you want it that high. You should be content with about a 700 average on all three sections.</p>
<p>Even with alot of practice, everyone has a limit.
Once I reached mine, no matter how much I studied vocab or practiced concepts, I wasn't able to improve.</p>
<p>As of right now, I agree with Arachnotron that it is a unrealistic, but not impossible goal.</p>
<p>There ARE cases of people increasing 300+ points (I was one of them)
My SAT score in March of my junior year was 1880 without any prep.</p>
<p>I spent the summer preparing for the test of my life (literally :P) and was able to pull off a 2270 in Oct of my senior year. At the time, I thought that if I was able to increase my SAT score by that much with that amount of studying, then I would be able to increase it even more if I just studied MORE.</p>
<p>Now looking retrospectively, I want to slap myself for wasting two months studying. My Dec score was the exact same only with different distribution.</p>
<p>@Arachnotron,
Why do you think it is so hard to improve from 610 to 750-760 ?I basically didnt do any math preparation for the Jan test (not to mention that the difficulty was above average )
I am more concerned about CR,because i always run out of time</p>
<p>I agree with arachnotron - Even though the difficulty was above average, the curve helped you out. Why did you do poorly in math? Did the time run out or did you not know how to solve the problems? It is possible to train and improve by over 150 points in a section, but you'd better be willing to work hard. You're hoping to go from missing around 15 to missing around 1 or 2. That's a big jump.</p>
<p>DUring practice tests i always scored 720 or above on Math and 740 or above on WR .I just dont know what happened ... I expected the 600 on CR (hoped for a 650 though ) ,but i just dont know what happened.I didnt feel tired at all ,quite the opposite - felt fresher and fresher after each section.
I am an International student and my first language is not ENglish ,so WR is not important - colleges will be interested in my TOEFL score (114 out of 120 ) !!
I need to score about 1450 on CR + M .Now,my score is 1230.Do you think a 220 point improvement is that impossible ?</p>
<p>I was able to improve from an 1860 (670 math, 620 reading, 570 writing) to a 2200 (800 math, 700 reading/writing) in about three months. I used the Princeton Review Practice Test Book with 10 practice tests and attempted to do a section a day, and sometimes a test on a sunday afternoon or whenever. I say you can definitely bring up your score to at least a 2100 if you have the determination and practice enough.</p>
<p>Yep,well i dont have to use Princeton Review ,because i already have previouisly administrated tests and 5 previously administrated 5 SATs but i cant see why if you improved from 1860 to 2200,i cant from 1830 do 2100. (cr+M ~~ 1450 )I just want to know if there is some good book i should read :) Book that will improve my reading skills</p>
<p>Ok, I went from a 1810 (680 Math, 590 CR, 540 Writing) to a 2060 (790 Math, 600 CR, 670 Writing) which is a decent 250 point increase. Realistically unless you're inherently good at math, then it is almost impossible to increase from 600ish to 750ish. I just missed a bunch of easy ones on mine lol.</p>
<p>Writing is the easiest to improve on and studying for writing is like studying for a test since there are only so many grammar questions they can ask. I got a 12 on my essay, but that can be easily beaten by prewriting an essay. </p>
<p>Basically, all I did to improve was not make any dumb mistakes (though I did miss a medium level question to take away my 800 ]': ) and work on my grammar. CR is kind of an inherent skill and it depends mainly on how many books you've read in your life and how good you are at reading between the lines. I hate CR.</p>
<p>680 to 790 is pretty good improvement.My goal is just to score 700 on each section ,and i think this is achievable.I just wanted to ask you about some strategies but smart guys like Arachnontron ,who obviously think he is the only one here who can score high on SAT Math ,instead of helping me,pointed out reasons why i cant improve.
Thank you</p>
<p>Hey, I'm trying to do the exact same thing, (only having trouble with math instead of CR X.X)</p>
<p>For CR, I read each paragraph, underline important points, and then summarize it in 1-2 sentences next to the paragraph. That way, when I get to the questions, I know all the important things the author was trying to say. This saves time, as I don't have to go back and reread. Also, memorizing vocab has been very helpful. </p>
<p>Another thing that I like to do is to finish specific CR questions first, like those that say "What does (insert vocab word) mean in line 5?" or "In line..., what does this emphasize?" and then go towards more general ones, like those that say "What is the author's overall tone?" I find that this helps me save time.</p>
<p>Finally, I think that in general, reading things like the Wall Street Journal, (in which every article has about 3485093285 SAT vocabulary words), and then thinking about things like the author's tone, purpose, how they addressed that purpose, etc should help, as it is pretty much extra CR practice.</p>
<p>I am not fan of the ''taking notes tactics'' Just think.it is a waste of time but if this helps you ,you do it.I use other methods.
For example ,i go to the first line reference question and see what line it refers to .If it refers to line 7,i read all the text to line 7 and i answer,then read to line 15 (2nd question) and ask.And so long,until i answer all the line references questions.Then I answer the general questions.I find this tactic appropriate .Just need some practice to improve from 600 to 660-680</p>
<p>I would read the entire passage, then do the read the line before, the line itself, and the line after when reading CR passages. This helps me, but I have only taken the PSAT so idk...</p>