<p>I managed to get an 800 on both writing and math with minimal studying (around 4-5 practice exams for the math and nothing else, read a couple 6 essays for the writing) but only recently (June.) Before, I’d gotten a 720 on M and a 720 then 790 on W (no studying whatsoever.)
I’d done a prep. booklet a year before now, end of sophomore year, and got around a 1940 if I’m not mistaken. I let it lie, til the Jan. test, where I improved on math and writing (to a 720 on both, from somewhere like a 640 before) and my CR score remained more or less the same. Then I studied between May and June and improved my CR by just 30 (ugh) and got to an 800 on math and writing.</p>
<p>So yeah, studying and age increases help. I’m hoping to not do much in the summer, and repeat the test in November, and get significantly higher than the 660 I currently have on CR. Sometimes, for whatever reason, practice doesn’t help. I’ve found that letting things lie, without thinking about them for a while, helps it sink in and helps you improve. No, not just in grades.</p>