<p>So one of my closest friends needs serious help to raise his SAT score. He got a 1500 and needs to raise it in order to even be considered at his top school (West Point). Now, I am not an expert at all on the SAT and I'm better at the ACT, but I really want to help him. He personally asked me to help him, and I just want to see him succeed and get a more respectable score in his eyes. </p>
<p>How should I go about this? Obviously having the blue book is a must, but what other resources should I use? I'd appreciate any tips!</p>
<p>Do you know which areas he seemed to to better or worse in? Sometime after scores come out he can look at a breakdown of how many questions he got right in each subcategory of each SAT section (how many stats questions versus algebra questions he got in the math section, etc.). My overall advice is to relax. I obviously don’t know what your friend is like, but I know from personal experience that I do a lot worse on tests if I come in nervous, even if I have had a lot of prep - After a couple months of SAT prep focused on CR, I was stressing out and got a 2040. I was happy with this score but decided to take it again in a couple months, and did absolutely no prep work, but went in feeling fine and I got a 2270. Also, I find that it helps if you do something to keep your mind active in between sections - I always bring a thought-provoking novel or a sudoku book for the breaks. My last kind of odd tip is to dress for the test. I find that if I dress nicely but comfortably, I do a lot better than if I were wearing torn-up sweatpants and a t-shirt. Not saying that SATs are a black-tie affair, but dressing nicer than pajamas will make one feel more self-assured and maybe more successful.</p>
<p>Not saying any of this has and scientific merit, but this is just what has worked for me. It’s nice of you to help your friend out! And again, if you know specific areas your friend could/should to improve upon, I can give you better answers.</p>
<p>What Grade is your friend in? How difficult are his courses? How much time does he spend on homework? How much time does he have left over? What are his weaknesses at the test?</p>
<p>As a general piece of advice for someone with a 1500. For math, he needs to do harder problems, typically lv 5 in order to get his scores up. For writing, your buddy needs to get a few literary examples for the essay and fill the two pages. Practice also helps for the grammar section. For critical reading, he needs to get his vocab up.</p>
It’s nice of you to help your friend out! And again, if you know specific areas your friend could/should to improve upon, I can give you better answers.</p>