<p>I did about 5 Real Sat tests and on almost all the sections of critical reading i've gotten like 2 wrong. There was improvement (very slight).</p>
<p>First let me state that i am almost like 98% on vocab- i am a vocab monster. Can get perfect on vocab like 98% of time. If i get it wrong, its probably because i rushed it.</p>
<p>For the passages, i got 3 wrong per section. Gradually its going to 2, although a recent test spiked it up to 3 wrong. </p>
<p>Can anyone help? Same Problem?</p>
<p>Also, i am distressed over 2 methods: to read the passage or not to read. BOTH yield SAME RESULT!!! ..2 per section..</p>
<p>please share your experience and give me advice.
thank you.</p>
<p>Are you spending quality time reviewing your answers? I recall hovering around 700 for a little while, but that was only for a few tests. After reviewing my answers enough, it finally clicked.</p>
<p>How do i review my answers?
Yes i go over correct and incorrect answers but I dont seem to learn much from correct answers; i was completely sure that they were right during the test. The ones i get wrong are always amusing. I occasionally kick myself for being stupid.
It is also hard to review my answers because i am working in the red book, not BB. Im saving the BB for later :).
I have also ordered the new book. WIll the new book contain 10 new tests?</p>
<p>Don’t bother reviewing answers you’re certain about; just go over your errors or questions you were uncertain about. If most of your errors are silly mistakes then you just need to find a way to be more careful.</p>
<p>CR is like bodybuilding
When you start,you seem to have a great improvement.IT looks like you are going to look like John Cena in 1 month However,when you reach a certain level,it is Veryyyyyyy hard to improve and you are about to give up and satisfy with what you have already achieved.
But if you keep trying ,you will achieve your final goal][</p>
<p>Hmm interesting analogy. If i just cut down error/section to 1, im looking at a 780. If i average 2 errors a test, im looking at a 800. Im gonna need some luck.</p>
<p>Also, an interesting point i noticed on my tests: the ones on which i am uncertain about i almost always get right. I get the ones on which i was, at the time of taking the test, certain about wrong. </p>
<p>Any thoughts on the two methods? (read vs not reading)</p>
<p>for me, they both yield similar results although i have gotten perfect on sections when i dont read the passage.</p>
<p>Read the passage. If you feel like it’s not going to produce any improvement, read some journals and put your hands off from prep for couple of days. It might be that if you are prepping too much, you probably won’t see any improvement.</p>
<p>I read Time but have acess to research magazines that are way too complicated; I wouldnt even dream of understanding the research magazines.</p>
<p>So should i get like Economist, Science, and New Yorker?</p>
<p>What about books?
Im reading 1984 and Farewell to Arms to help my CR. But im reading Farewell to Arms like a novel because it is really good so it probably wont help. 1984 also looks really interesting.</p>
<p>If the experience of an 800 CR’er matters, I never really read magazines or newspapers, just books, mostly the Greek and Roman classics (good stuff). Ultimately, anything challenging will help – it’s not so much what you read, but how critically you read it and how much it challenges you. I’d recommend reading from a wide variety of sources since the SAT passages cover a wide range of topics.</p>
However,when you reach a certain level,it is Veryyyyyyy hard to improve and you are about to give up and satisfy with what you have already achieved.