<p>i thought i did well, but maybe i was just unlucky; however, learning ways to avoid little mistakes will help everyone improve.</p>
<p>does anyone know how many raw points i lost for math? also, any good strategies to reduce or eliminate stupid mistakes?</p>
<p>october target: 2300+ (75+ CR, 80 M, 75+ W)</p>
<p>over the past year i realized that repetition doesn't help me (i've taken many practice tests). like others have said, strategies and pattern hunting really would help us more, especially for the upper score ranges.</p>
<p>June: 2120 (620 CR, 780 M, 720 W)
Goal: 2300+</p>
<p>Practice, practice, practice and more practice critical reading sections!
Hope that I don't make a stupid mistake on math like I did this time..
Um, hope that I'm in a writing mood on the day of the SAT for writing?</p>
<p>my math was trash and i can definitely study and get into the 600's. my grammar in writing can improve by about 50-80. and my CR by maybe 50 if i look at some vocabulary. realistic for me i guess. i am going to be doing plenty of blue book tests in my free time this summer.</p>
<p>After second time (in June)
1950 (M 590, CR 660, W 700)
Goal:
2050+ (M 650-700, CR 700-720, W 720-750)
I plan on focusing on Math by practicing with Barron's, PR, and any other math workbooks..</p>
<p>I'm fine with my 1460 for M+CR (730 M, 730 CR) but my 640 (68/7) on Writing is bugging me. I'll just work on that section, go over vocab, do some practice tests, and take the SAT for the second time in October.</p>
<p>June score: 690 CR 690 W 780 M
Goal: 710 CR 780 W 800 M
Study plan: A LOT of practice tests to practice CR. Entire Blue Book. McGraw-Hill for writing. Kaplan Writing Workbook...Barron's flashcards for some vocab. Gruber's for math. Grammatix for everything else.</p>
<p>October PSAT: 216 (CR 65, M 75, W 76)
I'm aiming for at least 2300 by October.</p>
<p>My study plan includes:</p>
<ul>
<li>Learning Sparknotes 1000 then Barron's 3500</li>
<li>Taking at least 50 practice tests including ones from the PSAT, the old SAT, and the GRE</li>
<li>Redoing all incorrect math and writing questions 2 months later</li>
<li>Producing a generic essay template that will apply to almost all topics (Anyone want to help me out on this?)</li>
</ul>
<p>I know this may be excessive, but my PSAT score was a fluke and I'm still at the 2100 level now.</p>
<p>In my opinion, the math is the easiest to bring up. The key is simply speed. I was able to finish every section with 10 minutes left which let me check every answer twice. I have no idea how i missed one though :(</p>
<p>The critical reading is mainly knowing 1000+ vocabulary terms. If you are able to skim through the vocabulary recall questions it gives you much more time to analyze the passages. I did this and went up 100 points easily.</p>
<p>There is a really great software program out there. It's at <a href="http://www.psdinc.org%5B/url%5D">www.psdinc.org</a> It gives you AUTOMATED flash cards with 2 databases pre-installed. There is a big database with over 3000 flash cards from all the big names like Kaplan, PR, Barron's and a condensed database with 500 flash cards. CHECK IT OUT! It's 20 dollars but worth every penny!</p>
<p>I don't know how to bring up writing. It's very difficult for me to write a good essay in 25 minutes. But i guess i need to do a lot of practice writing sections to improve my MC.</p>
<p>I've been studying for the last couple of days (I just started like three days ago), but I haven't been studying well enough. I've been going too easy on myself.</p>
<p>Well, I better snap out of it and start studying like crazy before it's too late!</p>
<ul>
<li><p>Does anyone know where I can find Barrons 3500 word list? (Besides in the SAT Prep Book)</p></li>
<li><p>What is the expected number of hours that I should study to get to my goal? Should I just ditch every tip, trick, advice, etc. and focus only on practice questions?</p></li>
</ul>