average SAT jump between the 1st and 2nd sitting?

Test Preparation
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<p>im a junior who just took the SATs for the first time in January and was wondering approximately how much my score could be raised. this time around i got a 650 V, 670 M, 660 W. i know i can do better in all areas but id just like to know by how much. what are your experiences between the first and second round of testing???</p>

<p>thanks!</p>

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<p>I jumped 160 points (2070 to 2230) from my 1st to 2nd (and last) with almost no study in between (busy with other stuff).</p>

<p>However, on my first test I caught a cold the night before, and my left contact fell out about halfway in (two reading sections came after that). :p</p>

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<p>LOL, your scores are identical to my d's from last January!!...She did nothing b/t Jan and June; did maybe 2 practice tests the week before and went up 50 points in verbal and 90 points in math; writing stayed the same, but essay went from a 10 to 11......Also, she took the ACT the week after the SAT in June: 32 composite...</p>

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<p>I think when the full score reports come out online, they tell you the average change from the first testing to the second (for each individual section) depending on what you got the first time around. It's also on the paper printout that gets mailed to your house. Generally, the higher you score the first time, the harder it is to improve your score. Personally, I went up 100 points on the second testing (to 2350), but the gap in time was about 8 months...</p>

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<p>Here's the College Board report based on GROUP averages: </p>

<p><a href="http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/highered/ra/sat/AverageScores.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/highered/ra/sat/AverageScores.pdf&lt;/a> </p>

<p>Of course, your individual score change in each section could be more or less than the average change found by all students who retake the test.</p>

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<p>120 points in two months</p>

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<p>220 points</p>

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<p>wow a lot of people got really high jumps, but i think the average is a bit lower-- maybe 50-100 pts?</p>

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<p>Sometimes the average gain is actually a negative number, meaning people usually do WORSE on a second testing.</p>

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<p>i actually got the same overall scores both times. i improved in math(+60), but went down in reading(-50) and writing(-10), so im hoping colleges really like composite scores. my composite is in the 2300s...the actual ones not so hot.
i just basically took it to raise my composite actually. i completely glossed over the reading section in my second sitting and focused all my attention on math.</p>

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<p>1910 in november
2090in december</p>

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<p>1860-->2080-->2150
anythings possible if you persevere</p>

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<p>We advised our child not to take the test a second time since he scored in the low 2300's. Should we have encouraged an second time?</p>

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<p>^ lol at your username combined with the comment</p>

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<p>D went from 2040 to 2300.....+260 points</p>

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<p>60 pt. jump here</p>

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<p>I got a 260 mark jump on a second testing.</p>

<p>Some other friends got 500!</p>

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<p>Gosh... really guys??
I got a 2100... sounds like maybe I should retake it too x]
Was it just luck or does it really go up that much?</p>

<p>My 2100 was really hard-earned (it wasn't like I messed up that day). I didn't even think that I could get 2100.</p>

<p>What do you think?</p>

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<p>lol i think i have the highest jump
1610 MAY 2007 to 1990 OCT 2007...a 380pt increase...ROFL</p>

<p>but with a 1610...you can't get any lower than that...and i was sick...(SERiIOUSLY)</p>

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<p>i think your jump depends on what score you have already. anything above a 2000 makes it very hard to increase the score. max increases are usually around 200 and on average you will be able to increase your score by under 50 points. (that is not an official statistic or anything)</p>