<p>My critical reading score is always between a 640-720. Anyone here that started off there and ended up with mid to high 700s? If so, PLEASE tell me what you did. Thanks!</p>
<p>My Critical reading was 660 on the first test and jumped to 800 on the second try.</p>
<p>I just read more books... I learned a lot of vocab freshman year, so I didn't review vocab. Take loads of practice exams... do not take a 4 hour test, just take the CR sections. I used Kaplan and Princeton Review (the ones that gave you just pure practice tests).</p>
<p>Hey, I've got myself raised up..</p>
<p>640-750</p>
<p>Hell Yeah..</p>
<p>THe reason why i got this score is that I found how to read a format of the test. Damn easy after this procedure...</p>
<p>jamesyhr - Please elaborate. What "format of the test" are you speaking of? Are you talking about patterns?</p>
<p>I went from a 590 (practice test) to an 800 on the March test</p>
<p>I memorized 3500 words (most of which I already knew) and took a lot of practice tests</p>
<p>Also jamesyhr reading the format of the test procedure works very well too....</p>
<p>Sorry, I don't think you have not known what pattern is.
The format of the test means "LOOKING FOR THE PATTERN"</p>
<p>what that means you should be able to find a pattern for questions.</p>
<p>You should memorize the words a lot, as naidu90 said.</p>
<p>For specific questions, you should find for rephrasing</p>
<p>For main topic one, you should find for wishy washy answer</p>
<p>For vocab one, you should treat like it as a sentence completion</p>
<p>For inference question, it is similar to the specific one. Yet, sometimes, all my methods do not work for this question type. So, you have to be careful..</p>
<p>Give a break for your mind while taking a test. Well, think of this kind of thinking.
"Well, I can give it another shot."</p>
<p>When I felt this feeling at test center after section 2(which is hard cr section), I changed my mind into happy one. And suddenly Bam!!</p>
<p>all questions seem to be made up by formats, and I know I've got all other cr sections including experimental sections right, not missing a single one to go.</p>
<p>Give it a try for a bit, and take your mind at ease. Then, You will feel this CR is nothing after all..</p>
<p>That was really new to me, so thanks a lot jamesyhr! :)</p>
<p>Yeah jamesyhr I know what you mean now. After doing tons of practice CR questions, I've noticed the same patterns. For main topic ones it's usually one that's phrased kind of weird and it's one that doesn't jump out at you at first.
Thanks for that...lol. :D</p>
<p>This is giving me hope for going from a 660 to hopefully 700+! =)</p>
<p>Yeah, I REALLY want a 750 on the May critical reading. This thread has given me that hope :)</p>
<p>I went from 630----> 750.</p>
<p>121889 you give me hope!
BTW, 121889 is your bday right? haha I know this because mine is 12-28-89 and I always have to write it on forms and the such so it's become like..my "number."
/random</p>
<p>i still dont think i understand what u mean jamesyhr</p>
<p>640 PSAT --> 760 SAT!</p>
<p>it's perfectly possible!</p>
<p>my problem was over-analyzing. once i cleared my head and went for ONLY the most obvious answer, the test became worlds easier. :)</p>
<p>also, take as many practice tests as you can possibly find. trust me, it will pay off!</p>
<p>how about anyone from 500s in CR increase?</p>
<p>600 - 740.</p>
<p>i went from 640 on my first test to 800 on my second test</p>
<p>dang. you people really give me hope. did you study divmool? and how?</p>
<p>I'd like to hear more about the patterns..i do just above 700, and I wanna do better.
I have figured out all of the patterns at writing (i even know the names lol:D), but I havent been able to do so at CR...</p>
<p>could you elaborate??</p>
<p>what about a 560 on the CR in March....
have anyone one from the 500s to a 700+?</p>