<p>Im interested in seeing how people who increased their scores by a lot did it and how long it took them. My SAT is about 2030, I want to increase it as much as possible.</p>
<p>Bob-</p>
<p>Let me first say that I am very empathetic toward your desire to raise your score dramatically. Personally, standardized testing has NEVER come easily to me and it was extremely frustrating to see kids, all of whom had lower grades than me, pull of 2200+s and 34+s on the SAT and ACT. So, the summer of my sophomore year I devoted a large chunk of my time toward studying for the ACT/SAT. I worked my butt off, spending around 4 hours a day for 3 months doing old practice tests and reviewing concepts central to the SAT/ACT. Well, score increase was inevitable. During my sophomore year, I got a miserable 160 on the PSAT. Then, after indepth review, I received a 211 on the PSAT the following year. After that, I stopped reviewing and just did school (junior year is very difficult at my school). So, in May, I took my SAT and got a 2250 on it and that April I got a 34 on my ACT (I was supposed to get a 24 according to my PLAN test). So ya, a strong work ethic and a little luck will always guide you to success no matter what kind of person you are.</p>
<p>RTGrove is right. It’ll take a little longer than other methods of increasing your score, but I think the best way is to study, study, study. A LOT. Last October, I got a 170 on the PSATs and the following May, with a lot of studying over spring break, I got a 2110 on my first shot at the SATs. It’s possible, but the old idiom stands, practice makes perfect (or at least a 2300)</p>
<p>191 PSAT to 2270 SAT for me</p>
<p>It just takes a lot of practicing – taking multiple tests and examining why each question is right or wrong. It’s tedious, but it works (at least it worked for me).</p>