<p>hey.......lets end this debate bout bein born smart etc...........it wont help anyone!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>chocho & carbon.........plz tell us how u did it...........THAT is wat is gonna help us.</p>
<p>I am interested to hear how they did it also. I believe them, because the SAT is coachable. It only measures intelligence to certain degree, which is not very high. I got a 192 on my PSAT (I was oblivious). Then on the SAT I scored 2280. My best practice test score so far (on the March 05 SAT) was 2380. How much improvement is that, Bondsfan? I believe that is 460 points.</p>
<p>Bondsfan: why don't you test yourself......sheez....with your mentality of intelligence you will hinder yourself from exceeding.</p>
<p>Intelligence is a willingness to work. People go from a 1900 toa 2300.
And, in the past, some people have jumped from a 1320 to a 1560 over the summer. </p>
<p>Wait, how is that possible? ummm....hard work and practice.</p>
<p>You are wrong. And don't disparage others for their achievements.</p>
<p>Bondsfan, why do you take such offense to another's success?</p>
<p>I highly doubt the SAT is an accurate test of one's intelligence.</p>
<p>The material on the test can be taught/learned probably in < 3 months, though maybe with the exception of the essay.</p>
<p>I so agree with blythe89, seriously, i wasn't born smart, and no one is. I was like the stupidest kid when i was little, but now i'm not, i no im not the smartest, but i no i'm am a really good student now. and second of all, what do u mean it's impossible to jump up 400 points. that's really bs, anything's possible if ur really determined. and don't accuse that person of lying cuz that's just crap again, can u prove he is? unless u can, u should just stop talking...</p>
<p>I completely agree with blythe89. I had a friend last year who jumped up over 300 points over the course of a few months, from around a 1000 to about a 1300. It's NOT impossible. And the SAT measuring someone's intelligence? Crap. How do you explain all of the valedictorian's who get mediocre scores? Are they not intelligent? Some people just can't take standardized tests well.</p>
<p>Well, knowledge and skill are different than intelligence. For the most part, intelligence is raw ability that you're born with. It does make acquiring knowledge and skill easier, but it's not the same thing.</p>
<p>However, the SAT is not an intelligence test. It tests verbal, math, and writing SKILLS. Skills can be acquired. Intelligence may make it easier to acquire skills, but again, it's not the same thing.</p>
<p>So yes, jumping 400 or 500 points is quite possible. I jumped 210 points in verbal (from PSAT to SAT) without prepping. I got the hang of the test and was thus able to apply my skills much more effectively.</p>
<p>OK, so whether you believe that my score jumped 400 points or not, I really don't care. For those of you who believe me, I'll tell you what I did.</p>
<p>On the March SAT, I got 700 Math, 590 CR, 610 Writing.</p>
<p>XIGGI METHOD is IMPORTANT! Everytime I took a practice test, I reviewed all the questions, regardless of whether I got it right or wrong (xiggi method).</p>
<p>Math, I normally get 800's, but I guess I made several stupid mistakes on the test.</p>
<p>CR is where I drastically improved. I missed 2 on sentence completion questions, and 1 on the passage reading portion.
Tip#1: DON'T READ THE PASSAGE! I simply overlooked this strategy when first told, but decided to try it out anyways--it worked for me.
Tip#2: Memorize vocabulary--I'm not a native speaker, and had a very hard time with the sentence completion questions. I used Sparknotes SAT Vocabulary list.
Tip#3: Read newspapers. My CR score drastically went up after reading 60 newspapers in 2 days (Government summer hw--yes, I procrastinated). I stayed at library 12hrs for each of the two days. This really helped me concentrate on passages on topics that I really didn't enjoy reading. </p>
<p>I hate to sound like an advertisement, but I truly believe Grammatix helped me a lot.</p>
<p>Now, Writing portion is really easy to improve. I went into the testing room without any knowledge of the test structure. During summer, I memorized all the rules in about a week, and practiced 3-4 sections per week. After a while, the writing questions are a joke. I've been getting either perfect MC, or -1 lately. The best tip on writing is really to just PRACTICE over and over again.</p>
<p>All this was a long-term process--about two months of studying (about 1hr/day). Although all of the strategies above have been mentioned countless times on this board, I hope this helped!</p>
<p>congratulations! :] can you elaborate on how you managed to become so efficient on the writing section? i was in the same boat as you and went into the testing room with barely any knowledge of grammar (ended up with a similar score also). as of now, i usually miss 3-5 questions per test but i in no way see the questions as a joke.</p>