<p>I scored a 2100 on the January SAT (800M 650 CR 650 W) and was wondering if it is possible for me to raise that score to a 2300 or higher by October when I can retake the SAT, if so how would you recommend I do that? Which prep books?
Edit: In title not from, for Rising Senior haha</p>
<p>Wow, I scored a 2110 on Jan SAT and I’m retaking it in the October as well so I guess we are in same boat, my scores were more balanced 670 CR, 710M 730W…I’ve done a lot of research and pretty much the two most important things I’ve seen is doing practice tests and getting Direct HIts to learn vocab.
I used Princeton Review’s 11 tests book, but after more research it seems College Board’s blue book is your best bet. DO TONS OF PRACTICE TESTS, the more you do the more your score goes up.
Looking at your scores, you need to get DIrect HIts to study vocab, you need a lot of essay practice, and do Practice Tests in writing and CR passages, seems like you mastered math. Hoped this helps</p>
<p>Hmm… Yeah, that’s what I have been seeing around the forums as well, that practice helps you improve the most, I just wish there were answer explanations in the BB. What would you recommend for grammar rules and stuff for Writing? I don’t think my essay was that bad either I got a 9, but I missed like a lot of MC, my friend got an 800 on writing and also got a 9 on the essay</p>
<p>well the easiest way to raise your score is to get a 12:D which is possible through practice…but I got 11 first time and got like 650W then i got 10 2nd time and 730W so nvm lol…
Again, Just do practice writing tests…even though every question is different, they all come down to same concepts: identifying subject, verb tense, parallelism etc. And by doing tons of practice tests you become a master at identifying these.
That’s why I look PR because of their explanations, but I;m not sure how accurate their Q’s are compared to BB and im trying to find that out before I buy BB lol and also you can put the BB code into College Board site and get explanantions i think</p>
<p>@OP and samd1993: I’m in the exact same situation as you too. I got 2110 my first time and I’m looking to raise it to 2200+ in October from summer self-study. I’m really bad in the math section (630), so I’m planning to learn/memorize all of the math rules in Barron’s. I guess this could be applied to Writing too as you said earlier. Also, I’m going to review Barron’s yellow flash cards (in the back of the book). Good luck!</p>
<p>“What would you recommend for grammar rules and stuff for Writing?”</p>
<p>I got an 800 in writing (12/12 on essay), and if you follow a couple of guidelines, you can probably get a 12 too:</p>
<ol>
<li>Your essay should be 400 words or more. 90% of essays with 400+ words got a perfect score of 12.</li>
<li>Have at least two strong examples. What I like to do is one example from history, one from a current event, and one from my personal life.</li>
<li>Make it structured, clear, and concise. Be very organized, and write neatly.</li>
<li>Throw in a few impressive vocabulary words to appear intellectual 
haha.</li>
</ol>
<p>If you can successfully achieve the 4 things listed above, you’ll probably get a 12 on the essay. But don’t be fooled: it will by no means be easy. You’ll have to be a good writer who can communicate clearly and effectively. Also, remember to stay on topic!</p>
<p>Ok I’m done. Best of luck!</p>
<p>@VirologyNerd You should buy Grubers MAth book forgot exact name…but everyone on CC recommends it. </p>
<p>@decresendo WOW #1 and #4 just made me realize why my score probably went down. THank you so much haha I will definitely take these into account on my next essay PRactices</p>
<p>Haha yeah, #1 really helps! The reason I got an 8 the first time is because it was far too short… it needs to fill up both pages completely if you want a 12.</p>
<p>definitely…the CB site says they dont take length into consideration but thats a load of crap, it makes much better impression, and more writing probably leads to more depth and more examples etc… I just keep forgetting that</p>
<p>Congrats on your perfect in math! Since you’re looking for CR and Writing help, I suggest the Princeton Review’s Cracking the SAT. You’ll need to review vocab, and the Princeton Review is great with their Hit List! Great job!</p>
<p>I would completely focus on the two weaker sections since you already got an 800 in math. </p>
<p>For writing, I found it helpful to review idioms for the MC, since those can kill you if you’re not careful. For the essay, the fancier you sound, the better it is. If possible, write about something relatively obscure and intellectual-sounding. </p>
<p>As for CR, I always try to MAKE SURE that the answers are directly supported by the text. This could take some time, but it usually gets the right answer. I also looked at a vocab list, but I actually didn’t absorb anything…so not too sure about how effective that is. It’d be better to do a ton of practice tests and see the type of vocab that appears (there are several words that always seem to pop up). </p>
<p>Basically, practice tests are your friend. The BB will be most accurate. Good luck!</p>
<p>I got 2300+, and this is what worked for me.</p>
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