Can anyone relate to me?

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<p>I'm currently entering my Junior year. I know this a rather awkward topic to post but here I go.</p>

<p>As a junior in HS I did SAT prep I was consistently scoring in the low 1800's on my practice tests, mostly low 600's in every section. I took Princeton review and used official College board practice tests. On my SAT day I bombed the test with about a 1700. I took it again my senior year. Around that time I did less SAT prep and on my practice tests I was scoring in the low 1900's. I was basically in the high to mid 600's in every section. It got to a point where I was be able to crack SAT questions better than my Princeton review instructor at times. On test day I was unbelievably nervous and I got an 1800.</p>

<p>Then again I did serious prep. I identified my weaknesses and worked hard. I began to score between 690-720 in math and writing and the 640-650 in reading. On my very last SAT practice test, which was also an OFFICIAL BB test I got a 2030. 690 in math 640 in reading and 700 in writing. So I took the test a third time and got an 1840. Math 610 reading 590 and wr 640 but I wasnt nervous.Im guessing my subconscious was sabotaging me. So in sum, I basically did pretty good on my practice tests, which were mostly offical BB tests but my real SAT scores differed drastically. I'm a bright guy. I dont understand why this happened. Can anyone relate? </p>

<p>I feel like my real score lied between the 1900's and early 2000's.</p>

<p>I know it's rather late but it's just something that's been bugging me for a while..</p>

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<p>I took my SAT twice. I hadn’t really prepped a whole lot for it to be honest outside of the occasional collegeboard question of the day. The first time I scored 530 reading, 570 math, 610 writing. The second time I felt like I bombed reading, increased my math score by at least 50 points, and I honestly felt like I dramatically improved writing. The reality was that I had increased my reading to 570, math stayed exactly the same, and writing dropped down to 570. I can’t really say exactly what happened, but I think it all comes down to the test for that day. Some days you get a set of questions that you can consistently get right and others you don’t. I personally wouldn’t be incredibly worried about it. I ended up getting accepted to my college of choice with pretty decent scholarships and I got a lower score than you did. The SAT is really only part of the application and your score is still above the national average by about a few hundred points.</p>

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<p>I was initially disappointed with my ACT score and felt self conscious about comparing myself to friends that scored in the 99% while I “only” scored in the 90%. But then I got to college, realized no one cared about how well or poorly I’d done on a four hour test, and got on with my life. The only time I had to care about what my standardized scores were, was when I applied for a transfer. Other than that, I know that while I could have done better, it just doesn’t matter.</p>

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