<p>I just took the SAT and here is my score report.</p>
<p>OVERALL:</p>
<p>CR: 500
MATH: 640
WR: 620
ESSAY: 7
TOTAL: 1760</p>
<p>CRITICAL READING
Correct: 38
Incorrect: 22
Omitted: 7
Total Q's: 67</p>
<p>MATH
Correct: 45
Incorrect: 7
Omitted: 2
Total Q's: 54</p>
<p>WRITING
Correct: 41
Incorrect: 2
Omitted: 6
Total Q's: 49</p>
<p>MY GOALS:
CR: 600+
MATH: 700+
WR: 650+</p>
<p>Can you guys suggest websites that give free SAT help?
Can you personally tell me how to increase my math score? (I want to go into Engineering and I really need to bring this up)
How do you IMPROVE your reading score? (I REALLY SUCK AT THIS SECTION!!!)
Should I not answer as many questions for the Critical Reading section?
Do you think I can REALISTICALLY reach my goals? (This is the first time I have taken the SAT)
Any YouTube videos that helped you study?
What was your study schedule?</p>
<p>IMPORTANT Q: I'm wondering how come I didn't get a higher score in writing? If I did get the extra 7 questions correct, I would of got a 800. Do 9 questions really compose of 180?!?!</p>
<p>PLEASE HELP. Thanks to anyone that does :)</p>
<p>@suzy100 Thank you for the links! Did you use these to study for the SAT?</p>
<p>You would probably be better off looking at the threads/links that @suzy100 has referenced and going to the SAT forum. Also, what grade are you in? </p>
<p>Work on the Blue Book tests - first untimed (to improve accuracy, try to get 100% while consulting resources), then timed. </p>
<p>CR - This is a tough section, but the key is to brush up on vocab with Direct Hits and/or Quizlet. Also, if you have some time (ex. if you’re a freshman or sophomore), then develop stronger reading habits (not just for the SAT but in general). Doing untimed practice is especially key for CR so that you can familiarize yourself with the style of questions and passages without zoning out (I personally used to do this).</p>
<p>Writing - Be more confident in your ability to guess correctly! You answered 95% of your attempted Writing MC questions correctly, which is pretty good. In general, the answer will be whatever sounds right in your head (assuming you generally use proper grammar when speaking and writing). For the essay, look at College Board samples and aim for at least a 10, which is certainly doable once you develop a good formula and come up with some canned examples. </p>
<p>Math - Brush up on algebra, geometry and counting/probability. Also, be aware that the math curve is harsh (like ~4 wrong is a 700), so if you plan to get 700+ on this section, you want to make sure that you master everything. Basically, go for the 800 and if you make a couple simple mistakes, at least you’ll be in the 700+ range.</p>
<p>Hope this helps! Good Luck! :)</p>
<p>Here are the resources that I used for each section and I found them useful:</p>
<p>Critical Reading (I improved from 680 to an 800 primarily using these resources):
Vocab - The Essential 500 words by Larry Kreiger
Readings - Kaplan SAT 2400 and the Blue Book (mostly the Blue Book) and just practicing a lot </p>
<p>Writing (I improved from 650 to 770 primarily using these resources. I had trouble with IDSEs primarily)
MC - Sparknotes (<a href=“SparkNotes: Today's Most Popular Study Guides”>SparkNotes: Today's Most Popular Study Guides)
Essay - Looking and analyzing example essays and continually emulating their styles and their structures</p>
<p>Math (I really didn’t show too much improvement because I started from a high benchmark so I’m not the best person for this section)
I used the Blue Book exclusively and just went over all the really hard questions
I hear Dr. Chung’s book is really good but it’s also REALLY intense so it’s not for the faint-of-heart</p>
<p>It’s really important to determine what questions you typically get wrong (especially in critical reading). Are they level 2/3 questions or are they level 5 questions? Are they questions toward the end of the test or do you usually get the same number of questions wrong in each section? If you analyze those qualities, you can pinpoint where you can improve more effectively. </p>
<p>Also, your goals are realistic! I really wouldn’t be surprised if you got over a 2000 if you really studied and tried your best. </p>
<p>I think you have plenty of time if you study over the Summer then take the October test. </p>
<p>It’s also not a bad idea to take the ACT. You may not need to study as much and you may wind up doing better. Worst comes to worst, you simply don’t submit the ACT. </p>
<p>I wish you the best of luck! If you need any advice or links to free collegeboard SAT tests, feel free to message me 
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<p>@EngineBus2015 I’m a junior, by the way; I have only one more time to take the SAT! Scary–I know. Haha. Yes, I should do some more vocabulary studying. I think I can get a perfect score on the vocab, since I missed 2 on that portion. You’re right, I need to find an essay formula; my essay wasn’t that great. The problem with math (I’m not trying to brag) is that when I do practice problems, more than 90% of the time I get them right. I don’t understand why I missed so many when I took the SAT. Maybe it was a “first time” nervousness thing. Haha. Thanks for the suggestions!</p>
<p>CR- Read the New Yorker, Times Magazine, and The New York Times magazine. I had several passages from those sources when I took the SAT. Try incorporating SAT words into your vocabulary. When you think about how to use them in your everyday speech, they really get ingrained in your memory. Hardest section to study for. To be perfectly honest, beside from doing a few sections a day, I didn’t do much. Vocabulary was already my strong suit, and I feel like I only improved my second time because the first time I took it the curve was stricter.
Math- Sounds kind of stupid, but just do a lot of sections from the blue book, over and over again. You have learned all the skills you need during school, it is just a matter of practicing and using them.
W- Again, using the blue book A LOT helps. Really study idiom pairing, misplaced modifiers, and parallelism. I feel like those come up a lot. For essays, look up common questions and themes and make sure you have examples for each. Try and find science examples, they seem a little more abstract and impressive. Don’t make the mistake I did and only study abstract essay questions. I got a really easy question on the May SAT and I completely blanked because I didn’t prepare.</p>
<p>In short, just do a lot of the blue book. Try and do a section from each subject a day, and also do lots of full length tests. I wish you best of luck on the SAT as well as your future plans. </p>
<p>@frostyy wow! You got a perfect score in the SAT?! Well I’ll take your word and studying for real in the summer! This is my schedule (I’m going to start today). I’ll study for the SAT for 1hr (minimum) a day for five days a week. Each day I will focus on a different cetegory i.e. math monday, reading tuesday, writing wednesday, essay thursday, and reading friday. Do you think this is a good plan?</p>
<p>@frostyy My bad. I meant “You got a perfect score on Reading Section?!”***</p>
<p>@Milkis Thanks for the information. There seems to be a common theme of using the Blue Book. Haha. What critical reading score did you get? If you don’t mind me asking.</p>
<p>@TheIntegration Yeah, I managed to get an 800 on CR even though I’ve never been a literature/English person. I think I can attribute my score to my study methods and a little bit of luck haha.</p>
<p>I think that focusing on one section each day is a good plan. Once you feel that you’ve developed a strategy/approach for each of the sections (which should take three weeks at the most), you should definitely start completing full length practice tests and go over the questions you get wrong. </p>
<p>In order to effectively go over questions that you will get wrong, you should use index cards by:
1.) Write down the question you got wrong on one side of the index card
2.) Write down the correct answer and why it’s correct on the other side of the card
3.) Write a “takeaway” statement on the bottom of the side of the index card with the answer</p>
<p>It doesn’t have to be formal or lengthy, but this will force you to really think about your answers and (hopefully) make it so you won’t get that type of question wrong again. If you feel like you’re constantly saying, “how can I be so dumb? This question was so obvious,” you’re following the strategy perfectly. </p>
<p>Don’t be afraid to message me for any future :)</p>
<p>@frostyy Thanks for the strategy! :)</p>