<p>I'm from Egypt. i got a score of 1600. i got very bad in reading 400. i wanted to know your scores and any helpful way to get 1900+. Thank you</p>
<p>A score of 1600 is not bad, it is higher than the national average. In order to improve, you should follow the same guides as U.S. students would take. There are no special instructions for Egyptian or Arab students.</p>
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These are some really helpful links for prep/ inspiration…
Plus my own story for Math:
I read AAALL of the Barron’s book (normal one and 2400) explanation… HELPS A MILLION! to introduce yourself and all… then I made sure I understand EVERY SINGLE QUESTION I GOT WRONG… I found that the harder Math problems I got used to solving, the sillier this test looked to me and, in turn, the more confident I got to ace it…</p>
<p>As for practice… WOOOOW…
i took some practice tests from Barron’s (most of them I guess)
some from Mcgrawhill’s 12
the grand mixture from barron’s 2400
all of bluebook’s tests
most of online course’s tests</p>
<p>and after all this, I got an 800 in Math in only one test from online course… I was ecstatic… Then…</p>
<p>I sc@#%WED up on Nov12 and only increased that 20 points or sth … don’t really remember…</p>
<p>then… I got demoralized for some loooong while… and practically suffered from depression…</p>
<p>But then i realized, it’s either 2000+ at least, or no college for me! I got my ass up and started practicing like CRAZY… although it was only 3 weeks away (two of which were term exam weeks in my country, the third was vacation), I practiced in every day off that I was supposed to study for term exams in. lol</p>
<p>I tried to practice as much as possible… I knew i screwd up in Nov only cuz in the first math section i got (sadly sec 2… THE FIRST SECTION after essay) i didn’t have time to complete the last 2 questions so I just freaked out! I was thinking of how to go back to those ques throughout the whole test because i was devastated that i may not get that divine “800”… and guess where that got me… -_- … I screwd up the other secs too in turn!</p>
<p>So i took most of the past tests that I could find, Couldn’t finish them all… I came here to post all the questions I had (and didn’t let the “omg i got 2330. such a bad score” morons get under ma skin… ._.)… I got loads of help…</p>
<p>and by the time the Jan exam came,
i felt more CONFIDENT. this is the magic word… more practice makes you better at solving mostly cuz you get more acquainted with the test… and in turn, more confident.</p>
<p>It did help that Jan’s Math sec was reaally easy… But the curve was ^%%#2</p>
<p>One mistake= 770!!! srsly!</p>
<p>So I hope this helps…</p>
<p>btw I had A TON PRACTICE BOOKS… like kaplan and bla bla bla…</p>
<p>But I listed the most important Math wise for me…
Again they are:</p>
<p>Barron’s (both)
McGrawHill’s (normal one and 12 for practice)
BLUE BOOK!
ONLINE COURSE!
as many past tests as possible…</p>
<p>I will make sure to update my post if anything else comes in my mind</p>
<p>Hope that helps!
Wish you ease and success if God may… XD</p>
<p>AS for CR, READ READ READ CR passages everyday! And memorize as many words as possible.
I only got a 620, but that’s what I did…</p>
<p>Thx, 2200andbeyond. Are you an international student like me,</p>
<p>Hey I’m Egyptian! Got 1900 in Dec. looking for 2000+ in May, contact me ;)</p>
<p>Yes I am an international student. CR is the toughest section for me too 
Hope God gives us success and ease.</p>
<p>I am in grade eleven. I have taken the SAT once and i scored 1390 total score.
390 for both reading and writing
610 for mathematics
I will take the SAT IN MAY 4 2013</p>