Does the SAT scores improve with the age? (Junior vs. Senior)

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<p>I am a Junior and I took the Jan test and scored low 2000s. I am planning to take the March test and quit. </p>

<p>Is it possible that the SAT scores improve with maturity? For example taking AP classes in World History, US History, English Lit, Economics, Physics, Chemistry etc. would have lots of benefit for essay writing and reading comprehension. Also, as we mature we know more about rela life examples and how to apply then in the essay effectively including the Bank Failures, Foreclosures, Iran Revolution, Haitii disaster (sorry I picked this one). Every one of these examples has taught all of us valuable lessons.</p>

<p>I will conclude by saying that the later we take the SAT exams in our school life, the better we score.</p>

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<p>People are still developing cognitively at our ages. It’s reasonable to attribute some of the score increases between junior and senior years to this.</p>

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<p>SAT scores improve with time and practice.</p>

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<p>Junior: 1960
Senior: 2300</p>

<p>I’ll let you deduce from that. :D</p>

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<p>Yeah, I found that my score increased in my senior year even though I didn’t do any extra prep (like a week of review before the test). That was especially true with the essay.</p>

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<p>definitelyy. lol-- my sat tutor kept on telling me that if i bombed my sat test twice (as a juniro), i should go take the october test (as a senior) because your verbal skills & vocabulary naturally build up with time.</p>

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<p>@DMOC: Could you please post your breakdown scores for each of the tests you take? Also did you take the test 2 times or more than 2 times? How much time was there in between each of the tests you took?</p>

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<p>Yes, but don’t count on it.</p>

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<p>They definitely improve with time. even without practice, as a senior you’ve gained more experience with reading, vocab and math skills than you had as a junior.
junior #1: 2160
junior #2: 2250
senior: 2370
and I barely practiced in between each test. the 2160 and 2370 were exactly a year apart from each other [january tests]. so from experience I’d say that retaking as a senior is definitely worth it.</p>

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<p>Junior: 640 CR, 710 M, 610 W
Senior 1: 700 CR, 750 M, 710 W [63/12]
Senior 2: 660 CR, 800 M, 800 W [78/11]</p>

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<p>Sophomore - 2260</p>

<p>Junior - 2340</p>

<p>This was when I was 13 and 14 though. Grade matters much more than age IMO.</p>

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<p>Freshman: 2270 (no preparation)
Junior: 2400 (three Blue Book tests plus lots of CC posting)</p>

<p>I definitely feel more mentally capable now than I did freshman year.</p>

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<p>I know for a fact that if I had taken my SAT senior year, my score would not have been the 2400 I got as a junior. It’s all about schedules. My senior year is going to be so, so busy.</p>

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<p>freshman: 166 on PSAT
junior: 1900 on SAT</p>

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<p>Sophomore SAT: 2120 (May '09)
Junior SAT: 2290 (January '10)</p>

<p>In response to the thread’s title, I’d say so. :D</p>

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<p>You must be applying to 15+ colleges. :D</p>

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<p>Sophomore SAT: 2270</p>

<p>Junior SAT: 2230 and 2250 lol</p>

<p>so basically, it went down</p>

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<p>Sophomore PSAT 1490
Senior SAT 1970</p>

<p>i believe it does</p>

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<p>I took the SAT twice in my junior year, one in Oct and one in Jan.
My score increased by 90 points but this was due to intense preparation rather than simple time correlation.</p>

<p>I DO believe scores increase with time, but studying is so much more reliable.</p>

<p>(Oct: 2230; Jan: 2320)</p>

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<p>I think that scores increase with time, as reading and writing skills improve with experience. Also, once you’ve taken it once, you know more what to expect and that could contribute to higher scores. Mainly, though, I think the trend we’re seeing in these posters’ improvements is due to studying more ^_^</p>