<p>hi. I have a question about the college board second edition tests.</p>
<p>After test 3, all the tests have never been administered. So, I hear people always saying that the BB is amazing and can, by itself, raise your score tremendously. Why? The tests weren't actually administered or anything.</p>
<p>Also, the score range you get for each section is pretty large. So, when you CC'ers take tests from the BB and get score ranges, do you try to predict what your score would most likely be, and ignore the range? For example, on a recent test, my score range was 2090-2300. That is huge! And there was no way my score was anywhere near 2300. Low 2100s may have been more like it. So, how do you figure out/get a better idea of what your score is?</p>
<p>And lastly, after I write a practice test I go over my wrong answers online. What else can I do to optimize what I get out of the BB? </p>
<p>I have a month until my May SAT and I'm still at 2100. I want to get to 2250, so what can I do with the BB to get to that score?</p>
<p>Even though the last 7 tests aren’t actually previously administered tests, the questions are ones written by ETS which means that they are as accurate a method of preparation as possible.</p>
<p>the BB contains tests that are made BY the test givers. Why wouldn’t you want to practice on tests that resemble most accurately the real test which you will take. If you ever took practice tests from different publishers, you should have seen the huge difference between their tests and CB’s tests. </p>
<p>The score range is big because there is always a different curve for each test. </p>
<p>You’ll see that scores vary for the same raw scores depending on the hardness of the test. You can use this chart to determine a score. Look at the average.</p>
<p>nop. it’s free and took me like 10 sec. to make. you give them any username, some password, and your done. would you be interested in making one to help me with W section?</p>
<p>You can make a ‘game room’ with the toughest W section q’s that they have to offer. So, it should be helpful. i just discovered the site a day ago. crazybandit said he would join me when he can…he already had an account</p>
<p>and also, for BB tests. should I be taking a test all at once? or should i be doing section-by-section, reviewing answers? I have the mental stamina…that’s no problem…on test day I would get very focused, so staying focused shouldn’t be a problem. (on practice tests it sometimes is because i get annoyed/irritated near the end, but on the actual day I would realize that its for ‘all the marbles’ and stay focused)</p>
<p>So, how should I start approaching these tests? I saw the Xiggi method say, section by section, reviewing answers. Should I do this? And, after I finish the 10 tests, should I re-do the tests (make sure i get like 800 or 750+ consistently…to know that i understand the q’s)? does redoing tests help at all? (today i redid the entire math from practice test 3, i think it was 3, and i got 800…previously I made 3-4 errors. I write in pencil in my booklet, so i erase everything and then start fresh. and i did this test like 3 weeks ago, so i didnt remember answers.</p>
<p>@silverturtle…this is gonna be weird to ask…but do you wanna be like my W section tutor? LOL. I make like 5 errors usually, but I want to get to 1 error so that i can have a shot at 800…i only have like 24 days until the SAT though.</p>
<p>^same. i’m stuck at low 2100s. I usually get 1-2 wrong in M, 690 in W and 670ish in CR…so I end up with 2100 or low 2100s. I want to get to upper 700s in W by this SAT. Then I can totally focus on CR for the next SAT (if i cant improve for this one coming up in May) and do well on it, so get a good superscore.</p>
<p>That’s why I’m desperate for W help, because I hear that it is fairly easy to improve (compared to CR). </p>
<p>Also, like I asked before, is there any benefit to redoing previously written tests? Like, the first 2 tests in BB, i wont remember a single answer for (Wrote them in December). So, would this help? And should I be going section-by-section in the BB, and not all at once (and review answers for each section upon completion)? Let me know guys!</p>
<p>Even though the last 7 tests in the blue book weren’t actually given, many of the problems in those tests come from older SATs that <em>were</em> administered (circa late 1990s). You can see this if you have a copy of the 10RS book.</p>
<p>Hopefully, a new 10RS book will be published before too long, although I’m afraid by that time you guys won’t particularly care. :)</p>
<p>Ok, but would it be wise to rewrite the first few SATs from the BB to make sure I know how to do everything and that I understand the concepts? I probably forget all the answers since I wrote them in December.</p>
<p>Why don’t you see for yourself. If you want anecdotal advice, I tried to do a practice test I did 2 months ago for writing and I clearly remembered all the answers. Got a 800 when in reality my writing scores at the time were 650-700</p>