<p>I took the sat in January and got a 2240. I took it again afterward but I canceled my score so technically I have only taken it once. I have decided to take the sat one more time in October and I really want to get a 2400. Has anyone here scored around a 2200 and scored in the 2300-2400 range after taking it again? Do you guys have any tips for increasing my score? Thanks</p>
<p>It’s doable. I have a 2230 as of now and based on my practices I’m hovering near 2300-2360.</p>
<p>It’d be helpful to know your exact scores, but I’ll try to help you best I can for each section.</p>
<p>CR Vocab: I learned this the hard way. You must memorize words. This was the section which ruined me the most so I spent a good two weeks reviewing vocabulary from Direct Hits. Now I usually miss no more than 1 or 2 in this part.</p>
<p>CR Reading: Based on your high score, I think you’re probably familiar with the easy/medium questions and those that give you a hard time are the seemingly ambiguous hard questions that appear to have 2 right answers. Through considerable practice, I realized that if it is not directly stated in the passage, it’s 90% of the time wrong. The odd-ball 10% of the time is usually stated in the question, in key words such as “one can infer…” and “the author generalizes”. You have to use clear, unbiased logic to effectively tackle those questions. Play the role of a detective gathering the answers using all the evidence[the text] in question. The key here is not to prove an answer right, but rather wrong. Be ruthless to your questions- explore possibilities as to why a “correct” answer is actually wrong. You’ll discover that there will only be one right answer. </p>
<p>Math- I was naturally good at math to begin with, so perhaps someone has some better tips? If you’re scoring a 740 or more, your problem isn’t the concepts, but rather the careless errors. I’m pretty sure those who score that high have extra time to check over their answers, so make sure to utilize it. I got a 760 actual and I realized my error. My error was rushing the question(ie. overlooking a crucial part), not a careless mistake. The question in context asked you to remove multiples of 3 and some number n, asking how many were left over. I rushed the problem as I forgot to take into consideration that 3n and 6n were already removed. Be very careful.</p>
<p>Writing- If you’re scoring a 700+, your problem is likely to be the hard grammar rules that seem very unorthodox in society. That was my problem, and so what I did was instead of doing the easy/medium questions in writing[Blue Book], I only worked on 4/5/H questions and, if I missed any of them, learned via the answer explanations what I did wrong. They repeat the same oddball grammar questions over and over, so by what seems a purely mechanical route it’ll actually be effective[not however, if you score below a 700]. If you speak Spanish, a lot of the grammar helps in the test, ironically. For example, there was an English subjunctive question- the last on the section. I had never encountered such a thing in English grammar, but because I knew the implications of the Spanish subjunctive, I realized the correct answer was “were he to ______”</p>
<p>Don’t count on a 2400- focus on crossing over that 2300 border, and when you do, it’ll be reasonable to aim for perfection.</p>
<p>Thanks for the response. My breakdown for the sat was 740-cr 770-math and 730-writing. When you study for the sat do you take an entire practice test at once? Or do you take 3 sections at a time. Also do you know where I can find past sat tests that are not in the blue book or the online course?</p>
<p>Well, my only weakness was critical reading. I score 800s on Math/Writing pretty consistently now, while my reading hovers around 710-770. So I just practice reading passages to raise that to an 800.</p>
<p>Do you know what you missed? You can check your score report to see exactly the types of questions you missed, and thus practice for that section. Your math seems a result of careless mistakes, and your writing seems to be that oddball grammar question, but I can’t say this 100%.</p>
<p>I got a 2200 (730 CR, 750 W, 720 M) on March, and then a 2380 (780 M, one question wrong) on June. </p>
<p>I found that taking 2-3 sections a night helped me more than doing full tests. Every night, starting about two weeks before the test, I would spend about an hour doing sections and carefully reviewing each question I got wrong and making sure I understood my mistakes. I didn’t really focus on M or W or CR specifically, I mostly just did whatever I was in the mood for that night. </p>
<p>I know that wasn’t especially specific but I hope it helps, good luck!</p>