<p>It's easier said than done. For example it's not an 12 on your essay it's a 12 on your essay...</p>
<p>u just corrected urself haha</p>
<p>Some people are just plain unbelievably smart. No luck involved there. If each section of the test had 10 more questions (or 15 or 20), they would still have had a perfect score. Some have had perfect or almost perfect scores in 7th grade with no prep (look up Duke TIP stats). So, for the mere mortal all there's is practice.</p>
<p>What is the name of the Princeton Book?</p>
<p>where did you get the princeton review vocabulary words? and where did you get the practice tests( the blue book)…what is the book called?</p>
<p>rb9109,</p>
<p>Could you please share your vocab list?
I got a 2050 on my first take, and I’m aiming for at least a 2250 on the May test, so I can use any help. Thanks in advance :D</p>
<p>Hey guys! I am also a rising senior. I am at Beijing China; currently taking the IB… (my comma isnt working.) Anyways… The blue book is called the OG-Official Guide which is published by the collegeboard (I presume). Princeton produces the Prince Review; the vocabs are in it on a section called the “hit parade”.
-Keep in touch- Wish y’all best of luck!</p>
<p>I don’t think so. 2400 requires some innate intelligence/ability that you cannot compensate for with hard work alone, IMO. (I did not score a 2400 either)</p>
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<p>Damn, I was going to write my essay in German. Thanks for the heads-up.</p>
<p>I didn’t have a 2400, but I did have a 2390 (which is close enough) – it’s a lot of preparation and a lot of luck. I personally nabbed a Barron’s SAT CR vocab book and just memorized all the words cold that I didn’t know. When it came to reading passages, I tried to be very literal. If there’s no direct evidence in the passage to support something, it’s generally not the answer even if it “feels” right.</p>
<p>As for math, that one is very luck-based, since even the simplest of mistakes will nuke your 800. All I can say here is practice, practice, practice. Know your formulas. The hard questions tend to be ones involving multiple variables relating to a word problem IMO.</p>
<p>Writing is easy if you know all the little grammar tricks the test uses. They use the same tricks every single time – you can only throw so many curveballs. Understand parts of speech and how the test will try to trip you up using common approaches. After that, the essay is somewhat formulaic: Write a LOT. Intro paragraph + three supporting + a conclusion, such that everything ties into a thesis. You can pull examples from science, history, literature, movies, personal experiences (you can even make these up too if you want), etc. </p>
<p>As for practice tests, stick to the official ones.</p>
<p>If you can do all that, you will get a great score.</p>
<p>Has anyone else tried memorizing latin/greek roots instead of vocabulary words? I’ve found that to easier/more effective most times. Even if you’ve memorized the definitions of 300 words, the SAT doesn’t care if you can define them all by test time. That’s not even what they’re asking you for. If you can get a “guessed” definition from prefixes, suffixes and roots it accomplishes the same goal of getting the question right.</p>
<p>And I agree with what everyone else has been saying about the college board’s practice tests. Easy or hard, they’re the only ones I’ve ever trusted. Good luck! :)</p>
<p>Why? It’s so pointless. Spend your time doing something more useful. Even the top colleges only want a 2250+. Involve yourself in some extra curricular activity and build character. Remember, Ivies turn down people with perfect scores because they have nothing else on their resume.</p>
<p>Don’t think that a 2350 means you will be looked over than someone with a 2150.</p>
<p>Actually, a 2150 is a world of difference from a 2350.</p>
<p>Handala, those extremely strict curves suggest that the test was relatively easy. On some test days, -1 raw on Math is 800; -3 raw on CR is 800; and -1 Writing with 10 on the essay is 800.</p>
<p>^ Silverturtle, do you think the January SAT will be easy as the November’s with strict curve?</p>
<p>No way of knowing.</p>
<p>If you’re preternaturally talented: get a good night’s rest.
If you’re motivated: grind on practice tests.</p>
<p>I’m a first semester sophomore, and got a 720 on math, a 660 on writing, and a 700 on reading, for a total score of 2080. I was devastated at this, because Harvard, Dartmouth, Stanford, and Princeton have average SAT scores of around 2200-2400. But, this was my first practice SAT, and I haven’t even studied for it yet. I am starting to study more for it. Was my initial practice SAT score bad? I believe it is, but please tell me your opinion. I have always been the #1 of my school (not class, but school), and have a maximum GPA of 4.58 (it’s not as high because my school only offers four honors classes to take sophomore year).</p>
<p>I do admit I didn’t have a very good breakfast this morning (actually, I took the first half of the test on an empty stomach). </p>
<p>Also, can you also state your very first (practice or actual) SAT score, preferably for each section? My goal is a 2400. Do you think this is achievable? All my teachers say they have never seen a student with such intellect before, but do you think they’re just flattering me? That 2080 really got me down. I mean, my test scores before have always been in the top 1% of the nation…</p>
<p>Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much!</p>
<p>PS. I do have many other things on my resume, so that isn’t my concern right as this moment.</p>
<p>I got around a 2000 on the first SAT I ever took back in 9th grade.</p>