<p>i am not clear regarding what u said, but if u implied that those who self-study get under 2000, that's wrong. Plenty of my friends scored more than 2100, and some even 2200 +.</p>
<p>If u just put off studying and prepare only for 3-4 days before the exam, u'll suck. I did that and my score was just 1930...yuck</p>
<p>I self-studied and I got well above 2200. It's definitely possible, it just requires focus and efficient utilization of time...and oh, random tip - do not EVER peek at the answers while taking practice tests ;)!</p>
<p>I just realized that I need to come up with far mor colleges to apply to, I'm always late with this kind of stuff...</p>
<p>_Silence, since u'v done self-diagnosis, work on it. I used one month to apply to 8 schools( from Dec 1 to Jan1) and man, was it tough? No wonder I missed out on Half Yard( Harvard- no offense meant to anyone). so, that's ma 2 cents.</p>
<p>Thank you guys very much</p>
<p>@Sammyone: u got admitted to MIT?</p>
<p>:) New on CC, class of '13....Wait that was obvious from the thread's title :D
As far as self study is concerned, I really think its the best idea. I familiarised myself with the test format a long time back, like around last year (I gave my SAT reasoning this June) and I studied for around 12 days before the SAT. I had my summer break on so the last seven days, I studied really intensely (generally the entire day) and I got a 2310. Personally, I feel self study is always a better option.</p>
<p>I think 1 important part of good self-study is having a good foundation oin English. All my friends who got under 2100, they lost most of their points in Writing section.</p>
<p>I think to get out of this obsessive, I must grasp a SAT book and learn it! Complain can't help me much, rite?</p>
<p>@lethi_phuongmai- yeah I got in- otherwise ma location wouldn't have said so, not so? But seriously, it was tough. very tough. :D</p>
<p>yeah I know. I feel that MIT is a great place cuz my friend aims that school (OMG, she's a book worm and loves science so much)</p>
<p>Wow, I haven't been here in ages! Been busy wrapping up last minute school stuff.</p>
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Wow. Maybe I should've done that. I studied for one day before the SAT and got a 2150...</p>
<p>Different strokes for different folks. Two weeks of hardcore practice tests worked for me, while a month of spending 3 hours a day learning strategies and all that stuff backfired for my friend.</p>
<p>@tetrisfan
Couldn't agree more!</p>
<p>@miraboo
It kind of gets depressing at the end, especially when you do particularly hard practice tests after an entire day of study :D But I guess I only had the liberty to do that cuz i had the entire day free during the time...If I had studied for only a day, I would probably have got something like a....1800? Big difference :o</p>
<p>sammyone:
I'll definitely working on it. Just CC makes me sometimes feel guilty about not having a clear list of colleges^^</p>
<p>What do you guys do about the recs?
Do your teachers know how to write them?
I don't think that any of the teachers/counselors I intend to ask have ever written one, and I'm not even sure if some of them even speak english.</p>
<p>I'm glad that I don't have to bother about the intricacies until next year :p</p>
<p>@_silence references at my schools are sooo stuffed, our principle has basically said to our teachers not to write references for us, so i'm basically screwed, but my careers advisor was like ask them privately because they might do it.</p>
<p>Harvard class of 2013 , hopefully =]</p>
<p>When colleges categorize intl students do they do by country or by citizenship? Like an Indian in Singapore and in India are in the same pool??</p>
<p>Hi I'm a Singaporean from the class of '13 (:</p>
<p>I'm looking for a college with a decent undergraduate chemistry programme and preferably with a strong music programme too. </p>
<p>So currently I have my sights on Oberlin.</p>
<p>Do Indians in India compete with Indians all round a world, like an Indian staying in Singapore or something??</p>
<p>^ Yes they do</p>