<p>Based on College Board practice tests and such, my score range is anywhere from 2250 to the early 2300s. I'd like to improve it as much as possible, hopefully to a late 2300 score, hopefully even the 2400 if I can make it (by some stroke of divine intervention).</p>
<p>So, can any of you residents of CC (especially those of you who have achieved 2350+ scores), give me suggestions to score as well as I can on the SAT?</p>
<p>Cheers.</p>
<p>On math, what can I say? Read between the lines. If you're getting to the 2300 benchmark, you definitely have the goods. Just be careful.</p>
<p>On CR, there's nothing like having a good reading habit. Familiarity breeds comfort. In my case, I really found no way to 'study' for the passages...having a good sense of interpretation in general is all it really takes. And oh, never go in for a really deep, 'this miiiight be possible' interpretation. It's always the most likely one. As for vocab, I for one was never the type to cram in 3000 words, so I didn't study a single word from a prep book. I have a generally good vocabulary, so that saw me through. If, however, you have plenty of time and memorization abilities, then you might just be able to pull it off.</p>
<p>For writing, get on Sparknotes. They have a great list of the most common grammatical errors. Apart from that, again, good reading and writing skills will do you good here. And if you usually use your ear to sound out errors while writing essays or whatever, continue doing that only if your ear is extremely good at detecting minute errors...most of the errors are usually colloquially used in conversation. As for the essay, make sure that you have two events/books that will make do in any situation...for me, these two pools of information were WW2 and Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar'. And as for cramming in as many big words as you can...I personally didn't do that and still ended up with an 11. I did, however, have a very lucid and well-organized style of writing.</p>
<p>Hope this helps.</p>
<p>for CR, reading is the way to go - that, and possibly using AP practice tests (English Lang/Comp). they really help. math is a little different... just make sure to take your time, read carefully and look out for silly mistakes. doing that can make the difference between a 700 and a 750, or a 750 and an 800.</p>
<p>for writing, make SURE to write a long essay. that's all i'll say.</p>
<p>If you're already at a 2300 you most definitely don't need to improve anymore. Just go do something that is actually worthwhile. When you get into the world, nobody gives a flying **** what your SAT score was.</p>
<p>My advice is to not worry about the numbers. It's not productive. Keep your head down and keep practicing. If you're truly able to score in the range of 2200-2300, you should know by now that a 50 point increase simply means getting a few more questions right. In your case it's probably those hardest few questions. And exactly how does one get those hardest few SAT questions? At this level of scoring, there really is no "how to". As another poster has said familiarity breeds comfort. Get as familiar as you can with Collegeboard questions.</p>
<p>Stop focusing on the numbers, focus on your test taking methods instead. Practice your tail off, then go take the test and give it your absolute best effort. That's the best anyone can do, let the numbers take care of themselves.</p>
<p>well, yeah i am practicing my tail off, but the 2 or so questions i get wrong on each section of the CB tests keeps ****ing me off. i know that for CR -2 is not a matter for great concern or anything, but i'm worried my essay will be a 10, so -2 writing won't earn me an 800 there. as for math, i keep making careless errors so i guess double checking (which i dont rly do on the practice tests) might help me on the actual test date.</p>
<p>but otherwise, is there any advice out there that all you high scorers use to shave off those last few errors?</p>
<p>^ it really is the luck of the draw EXCEPT on math, IMHO. You can ace the math every time because it is 100% objectively reasoning based. On CR, a couple of random vocab words out of the blue can throw you off, no matter how prepared you are (happened to me on the scores I'm getting in a few hours :( ). On Writing, the essay grading is verrrrrrry subjective, and one random idiom plus a 10 strips you of the 800.</p>
<p>Once you hit 2300, it's luck, my friend.</p>
<p>There's always Barron's 2400 if you're obsessive.</p>
<p>is barron's 2400 THAT good?</p>
<p>^ Not from what I hear. Just rehashed material.</p>