<p>Well i am a straight A student. I cannot comprehend why i did so bad on the SAT. I got a 1650 :( 530 CR 540 Math 580 writing (9 Essay)</p>
<p>I am really good at school and I hardly study for anything. What can I do to prep for the SAT? Is it too late to improve for the April 1st one? Afterschool I rushed to Barnes and Noble after seeing my score. I immediatrly bought a Conquering SAT Math prep book by McGraw Hill, and a 7 pack of CD's of not so squary SAT vocabluary. The CD's are helpful, i listened to one right away. They help you memorize vocabluary with poems and funny stories. PLEASE HELP!!!</p>
<p>There's hope. There's also a chance you might have filled in bubbles incorrectly (different lines).</p>
<p>Get the OFFICIAL prep book. There is no substitute to REAL SAT questions. Buy the Grammatix SAT book (grammatix.com). My highest combined SAT rose 200 pts with it. To use the Grammatix SAT book, you also need the official SAT book.</p>
<p>And, prep as often as possible. This is your future we're talking about. My SAT has risen 370 points since I first took it. I know other on here who have risen their scores as much as 500+. Now, imagine if you raise your score 500 points: that's a 2150, which is a damn good score.</p>
<p>The same thing (kinda) happened to me. I did very well the first time I took it (in my standards- 2020)..and BOMBED it the second time. I went down like 200 points. Anyways... I bought the blue book. It saved me. My suggestion is take all the tests in the blue book and use the College Board online sat course to review answers and stuff. My school got everyone a free subscription to the online course..but I think it's actually about $70. Anyways, that is exactly what I did, and I improved my SAT to 2130 (my goal was 2100). :)</p>
<p>I don't mean this to sound harsh, but if you get straight A's that should not be the score you're receiving. I do realize that some schools are much easier than others, though. Anyway, I suggest just doing as many practice tests as possible from the Blue Book and going over them immediately. As for the CDs...well, whatever helps you.</p>
<p>um, my school isn't easy... I take all the advanced courses and AP classes that are available. Sure there are a lot less options than other schools since my school is located in a small town, but that has nothing to do with it. I took many tests like the Connecticut CAPT test, Mastery tests, etc. and i did extremely well. I am seriously thinking i bubbled in things wrong or started in the wrong place.</p>
<p>I was pretty much in the same situation after I took the SAT in October. I managed a miserable 1740 (530CR, 590M, 620W). I took it again in December and went up 80 points to an 1820 (550CR, 660M, 610W.) All I did in between the 2 tests was get the question and answer service and review that. Maybe all you need is to take the test again and see what happens. I know an 1820 isn't great, but I'm using the collegeboard blue book and a few other strictly verbal books to prep for June. If you really want to prep hardcore before your next SAT, it might be best to wait until June. APs are in May, so I wouldn't recommend trying to study for those and the May SAT.</p>
<p>try working with time management for each section. it helped me a lot. i had scores on each section that were in the 500's, and once i started using my time more wisely, my scores were in the 600's and 700's.</p>
<p>lol johnny you are right. I did get a little cocky. The thing is i found myself rushing the clock. I jsut read a passage and then my mind drew blanks :(</p>
<p>Junior year PSAT: 175 (119)
SAT over a year later (JAN): 2270 (1500)</p>
<p>What I did was take practice tests (10 total) and studied about 350 words (did end up helping). By the end, I pretty much knew the test inside out and saw where I was making my mistakes. I took the SAT a total of three times and improve a lot each time. If you feel you have the knowledge to do well (which I felt I did), then it's about learning how to take the test. Remember, anything is possible, especially with studying.</p>
<p>thanks man that helped. I bought some great learning tools today. I got these cd's that have funny poems and stories to help you memorize the SAT vocabluary. There is over 500 words so that's good. Then I got a math prep book, and i signed up for the collegeboard.com practice course.</p>