<p>So apparently I did pretty bad (Not bad, average but I was expecting a bit more to be honest) in May so I've got one more chance next week.
I'm done with school where abouts I live so I'm free, plus I'm travelling right after I take my SAT next Saturday so fun isn't really that important for me right now.
In other words, I'll be studying my arse off (Hard core studying) -
I got an 8 on my essay and I was surprised since I never wrote that much and never really put a lot of effort into it, just used good examples.
But after reading the "How to get a 12 essay in just 10 days" I definitely believe I could get at least a 10 on my essay now.
I'm alright with Math, I always get unlucky with a few questions though but I believe I can still do it.
So who thinks I could do it? I'm about to buy the BB 2011 edition I believe, and study/practice about 4 hours a day (maybe more since I did about 5 hours today and I could study more right now) for a whole week, is it possible? Any advice would be useful since I pretty much read almost every post on these forums (Still new).</p>
<p>DEFINITELY follow that essay guide. My essay went from an 8 to an 11. For writing, I would recommend reading the quick grammar guide that someone has posted (it’s stickied) and doing a bunch of practice tests. There are only so many silly tricks they can try to fool you with. For CR, I just did a bunch of practice tests, but my score only went up 20 points, to a 700. My writing went up 150 points to an 800, so it is definitely do-able. Best of luck!</p>
<p>@ yanks4life92
Thanks for the tip and meh you seem a lot smarter than I am xD</p>
<p>For CR make sure you have a solid strategy and you can run it effectively. That’s about all you can do in the short term. It’s the hardest section to improve on short term.</p>
<p>Writing, study grammar rules and do practice tests and make sure you have good examples. Remember, quantity!</p>
<p>@ notanengineer
Actually, I don’t have neither solid strategies nor writing examples =/
If you have/know any please do let me know (PM me or something)
thanks :)</p>
<p>For CR, I would say just keep your cool. It does require you to look for deeper meaning in things, but don’t get befuddled. If you start feeling lost, just take a step back from that question and look at the bigger picture. If that doesn’t work just guess or move on.</p>
<p>Also, don’t second guess yourself too much. It’s OK to check your answers, but flip flopping on your answers will destroy your confidence on the next questions.</p>
<p>I think a 100 pt. boost is definitely do-able. I took my SAT for the first time in May. My PSAT and practice tests all hovered around 650, but I ended up with 750 on the test. </p>
<p>Just keep calm, and keep track of where you are in the section. You don’t want to waste time on a confusing question when there are easier questions ahead.</p>
<p>Good Luck!</p>