<p>As a sophomore I received a 1830 on my PSAT. I was living overseas during my Junior PSAT, so I don't have any idea of what that score would've looked like. Recently I took a pre-studying SAT full length practice test and got a score of 1970. What I want to know is, with studying, how high do you think I can raise my score? I want to go to a really good university, so it's very important to me. What can I expect to get on the January SAT's after studying every day for 2 months? and if I take it again later this year, after still studying every day how much higher do you think I can get my score?
Thank you!!!!</p>
<p>If you work hard (to the extent you described) and you are studying “intelligently” (focusing on areas of weakness that have room for improvement, practicing proper test-taking strategy, working on good pacing, etc.), then I see no reason why you couldn’t achieve a score close to or over 2300 on the real SAT.</p>
<p>The vast majority of high school students, however, aren’t willing to put in the time and effort to make such a score improvement.</p>
<p>Bear in mind that the standardized test score is only one dimension of one’s college application. You need to do well in class (earn top grades), take difficult courses, and be very involved in your extracurricular activities in order to secure acceptances at a “really good” universities.</p>
<p>Best of luck!</p>
<p>That’s really encouraging to hear around a 2300! I do study every single day, I put aside time every night after my busy, extra curricular day has ended to review practice books and work on problems. I hope all this will pay off with a score like that!</p>
<p>I don’t know… 2300 is pretty hard to get even if you study every day until January; however it’s not impossible. I’d say around 2100-2200 depending on how you study.</p>
<p>I agree with anxiousforscore. A 2300 may be a little difficult, especially considering you haven’t taken an official test in almost two years, and careless mistakes can quickly add up. Overall, though, I’d say you have a pretty decent chance of getting in the 2150-2230 range. Study hard!</p>
<p>i got a 1500 on the psat. and then got it to a 2000 on the sat after studying and practice. so by a lot</p>
<p>thanks everybody! Do you think it’s possible to get a 2300 if I take the test again in May and/or in October?</p>
<p>A lot depends on how you did on the Writing section. It is a section where one can improve rapidly, in a short amount of time. If you are already at a 750+ in Writing then you are not going to change a lot. On the other hand if you are around 500 in Writing then adding 250 points is not difficult. Math and Critical Reading scores are harder to change. Reading is probably the hardest. It is uncommon for the Reading scores to rise more than 100 points.</p>
<p>On my 10th grade PSAT I got about a 530, so I guess that’s good news improvement wise.
Anybody else know if by the end of October (after taking the SAT a few times) I could get a 2300?</p>
<p>Any thoughts?</p>
<p>My D had 189 (all section scores pretty even, writing the highest at 66) on her sophomore PSATs last year, got 2100 on the SATs in the spring (still a sophomore) and 800 on SAT Math II (June I think still as a sophomore) without any formal prep, just “question of the day” sort of thing. The PSATs were the first time my D took an SAT type test, so I think that had a little bit to do with her scores going up as well as they did. Didn’t get her junior PSATs back yet. I’ve seen other similar improvements listed on various threads. Good Luck!</p>
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@Schweiz12: What does it matter what we think?
If we say, “No, you can’t obtain a score as high as 2300,” will you decide not to work as hard?</p>
<p>In my experience, the students who have experienced significant score improvement from SAT study had an inner drive. They didn’t care what other people thought. They made sacrifices in the belief that their hard work would translate into higher scores…and it always did.</p>
<p>Actually, going against the flow of most opinions here, I raised my score from the 1800’s to near 2400’s (as in high 2300’s or 2400’s). </p>
<p>So I think with enough effort, you can do it…</p>
<p>By the way, this was with only with 8 weeks of prep while juggling a job and homework.</p>
<p>thank you everybody! I’ll continue studying, and Bartleby007, I ask only because I’m a worrier. I’ll study the same regardless of what people say!</p>