<p>I am retaking my sat, i got a 1600, i want to raise it by 300 points. WHAT COLLEGE BOOKS DO YOU RECOMMEND TO HELP ME GET TO MY GOAL. PLEASE GUIDE ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.</p>
<p>I first took the SAT earlier this year without opening any book or doing any practice questions; I ended up with a 1660. I took the SAT again on June 2nd. This time I just read through the Barron’s How to Prepare For The SAT 23rd Edition. I got a 1900 this time around. My math only went up by 10, but my CR and W both went up a lot. I’d recommend this book…</p>
<p>Thank You i appreciate your input.</p>
<p>No problem, good luck :)</p>
<p>Hope you get into a school of your choice</p>
<p>Thanks you too, are you a rising senior?</p>
<p>Must have: The College Board Official Study Guide (blue book)
Should use: anything by Barron’s</p>
<p>The blue book has 10 real tests made by the makers of the SAT. Tear them carefully out of the book, separating the cover from the pages where they are glued together, one test at a time. Take Barron’s advice and write in the tests, crossing out answers you can eliminate, marking questions you want to come back to later. First do 1 or 2 sample tests and evaluate what kind of questions give you the most trouble so you can target your efforts. </p>
<p>Anything by Barrons is gold. SAT 2400 is a book we had. If you aren’t going to dismantle the books, it is better to have a few smaller books than one huge one, easier to handle, though the larger ones have more extensive vocab lists.</p>
<p>My daughter got a 209 on PSAT and then a sample SAT test mirrored that at about 2100. She wanted to do better. Unfortunately, didn’t start really working on it until a couple of weeks before the SAT, but then did tests and practiced in the books every day. PSAT and 1st sample made it clear that she could raise her score a lot by focusing on just a couple of things. Grammar. She threw herself into that and raised her writing score over 100 pts. It was clear there was a particular type of geometry problem not under control, and a bit of carelessness in reading problems too fast. Fixed that, math up over 50 pts. The CR was resistant to a fast fix, didn’t move at all. I think the books and long study would help, but not enough time.</p>
<p>Mistakes- not enough time studying vocab, and esp. she refused to practice essay, was overconfident and didn’t do well on that. We didn’t look around at area schools to check for comfort of environment, just scheduled it at her school, old, no AC, bad ventilation and lighting, uncomfortable chairs.</p>
<p>She just got her score back, first try at SAT, 2280. Score up almost 200. Just LOVE Barrons. Princeton is worth a look. They have some good ‘tricks’ they teach, but Barrons is the best. Princeton approach much different than Barrons. Make sure you really mark the workbooks up. It’s a lot more fun and you’ll be more motivated to actually do the prep.</p>
<p>I used pretty much all the books, and I love the Barron’s book as well. Both the Barron’s 2400 and the official Barron’s SAT are awesome–much, much better than Princeton Review and Kaplan. Of course you should always use the blue book since it has the official tests, but I think that Barron’s will help you even more.</p>
<p>Thank you guys for your input and federico14 i am a rising senior. Do you think a prep coarse will do me any good? Or should i just try it myself. I raised my score 200 points by myself and i am from the inner city of new york where my education sucks. Thank You again for your help. Cant wait to get this stuff over with. Thank You again.</p>
<p>I’m in a similar situation (1660 and rising senior), and I’m planning on buying the official Collegeboard book and possibly the Barron’s as well. I don’t really think a course is necessary, unless you have trouble self-studying. Good luck!</p>
<p>Yeah, I wouldn’t suggest a course. You could get just as much done if you sit down with the books alone, plus you’ll save a lot of money that you can use on applications and such.</p>
<p>And btw, what are some schools you are looking at? Maybe we have a similar one :P</p>
<p>I seen your from New York, as i am. I want to go to NYU, Fordham University, Stony Brook, SUNY BINMIGHTON (SPELLED WRONG), Boston University, Virginia Tech, St.Johns, Syracuse University, University of Rochester, Michigan State, Emory university, and George Washington University.</p>
<p>Thank You guys for all your help!! Federico im from Westchester so that has some affect on my choices. Thanks for all your help!!</p>
<p>Do you guys have any tips on improving my math and writing scores. Any past experiences that can help me and other people in my situation such as Shadowmist</p>
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<p>I got a 1920 on the SAT, which I took in March. Is that a good score? I got a 680 in critical reading, a 710 in writing, and a 530 in mathematics. 
I really want to raise my math score…would the Barron’s book be my best option in doing so. I am hoping to get a 600 in math, a 700 in CR, and an 800 in writing. Is this possible?</p>
<p>Nice list. Out of those, i am also looking at Syracuse University, St.Johns, and Stony Brook. And I’m going to try out cappex right now 
As for Jrousey, if I was you, I would take the SAT again and try to raise math. Your score is amazing, and will raise if you are able to get math to atleast a 600. Are you going to be a junior or a senior?</p>