<p>^lol yeah i recognize that but I’m not gonna get a 2400 by giving up, now am i?</p>
<p>Well, I DID study for the actual SATs, I’m not one of those geniuses that perfect the test with absolutely no prep ;)</p>
<p>No i mean study for it but at a certain point, you will max out. If you started from a 1500 hundred level (no prep), its illogical to assume that you can work and study hard and get a 2300+. Although you can still improve your score by a lot if you just work with the 2 blue books.</p>
<p>Sophomore PSAT - 228 - 80 Cr, 71 M, 77 Wr
Sophomore June SAT - 2230 - 800 Cr, 700 M, 730 Wr</p>
<p>Junior PSAT - 236 - 77 Cr, 79 M, 80 Wr
Junior January SAT - 2300 - 730 Cr, 770 M, 800 Wr</p>
<p>PSAT superscore - 239
SAT superscore - 2370</p>
<p>I don’t really know what happened with writing. I didn’t look at anything related to writing between testings; my entire focus was on math (eh…compared to my Cr and Wr skills, my math is abysmal). As for critical reading’s drop, I wasn’t really paying attention to the section after scoring 800, since I knew I would be using my superscore. </p>
<p>Math…now, this is a different story. I spent 50+ hours preparing over the course of six months. I went through every math problem in BB, Princeton’s 11 practices, two Barron’s tests, two officially released tests…I worked every problem in Math SAT 800: How to Master the Toughest Problems (this literally, at multiple points, made me break down, cry, and throw the book against the wall), and I went through half of Nova’s SAT Math Bible. To think a single problem prevented me from an 800…</p>
<p>Of the books I used, I would say Nova’s SAT Math Bible is best. Math SAT 800 is almost completely irrelevant to the SAT; the only good thing is that, once you’re done with it, you feel so relieved and happy that all other prep books look like child’s play.</p>
<p>Also, I know it’s commonly believed that studying a little each day is most effective. This may be true for the general population, but I found cramming worked best for me. I am a person of extremes. When I wanted to study SAT math, I would solve problems non-stop for 10 hours, often skipping meals. Doing this for several days during winter break, just a few weeks before my January testing, refreshed my mind. (Granted, +70 points is nothing extraordinary, but I seriously doubted I would score even 750+, even after the obsessive practicing…)</p>
<p>soph psat: 204
no studying…
Junior psat: 210…
(studied)
First SAT: 2290
Second SAT: 2320
Superscore: 2380 </p>
<p>studying makes a big difference, especially with the writing and math sections</p>
<p>wow thanks for the advice guys and congrats on your scores. I just recently looked at the PSAT administered last year, and it is SO easy! i got a 206 on that one, under artificial testing conditions in my home. That’s compared to my 182 in PR. lol so i have a good mind to believe that since I’m just a freshman, I’m gonna do pretty good after a summer of studying :D</p>