<p>How do you guys get scores like 700 and 800 on those sections? I'm a math type of person and I'm having a lot of difficultly in the verbal and writing sections. Do you guys have any advice on increasing the score on those two sections? Would guys recommend reading books over the summer, especially TCB list of books?</p>
<p>bump.. i wud like to know. im a 800M and too ashamed to tell my other scores.</p>
<p>But how do you get 700+ math? I have the exact opposite problem.</p>
<p>And I hate you, 800M scorer. :(</p>
<p>Well if your an English person, you have the advantage!! 2 sections of it as opposed to one..</p>
<p>im wierd because i can do well in math and writing, but not verbal ... how can i be so good in writing but not verbal? it makes no sense... anyway i need to improve... i was happy with the 600 but now i realize that i can do better and i should work on it</p>
<p>I'm in the same situation as TryingNotToCare. Grammar and math have always been easy for me, but critical analysis of writing is much harder. Grammar and math are studyable whereas CR isn't. Sometimes I get lucky with an easy and enjoyable passage and I score much better.</p>
<p>How do you study for grammar?!?</p>
<p>just do practice ... its all really easy once u get the hang of it.. u end up recognizing everything so quickly (notice i didnt say quick)</p>
<p>So practice from TCB book?</p>
<p>Well last year my teacher made us do grammar units called "aardvarks" and "gonzos." We had to make flash cards of common grammatical errors such as faulty parallelism, hanging/dangling modifiers, incorrect usage of pronouns. Just practicing identifying the different types of mistakes really helped out. Last year's PSAT I got 800s on math and writing. CR is a different story...</p>
<p>yeah well i guess i already had an advantage to begin with because i got a 70 on the psat in 9th and 10th grade so i could only go up from there ... but yeah just do practice and learn why u got the questions wrong ... youll end up recognizing parralel structure errors, subject/verb agreement errors, idioms, and all that fun stuff</p>
<p>Dang, the English teachers at my school don't really teach grammar, does this mean I'm screwed on that section?</p>
<p>throughout my first 3 years of high school i wrote soo many essays in english and i think thats how i learned</p>
<p>TRYINGNOTTOCARE, we are very similar situation, i did alright on SAT II writing (a livable 700) but miserably on verbal 600.
anyone with secrets on mastering verbal, aim me at : sqingx or msn:jack_frost429@hotmail</p>
<p>...doomed...</p>
<p>I don't know of any good grammar books, but I would say that the main thing is to figure out some common mistakes--TNTC and I mentioned parallelism, sub-verb agreement, idioms, pronoun usage--and be able to recognize them quickly.</p>
<p>Would Grammatix help a lot on writing and verbal?</p>
<p>I don't know much about that program.</p>
<p>What about taking PR classes?</p>
<p>It might, but I suggest buying the CB official SAT study guide "The blue book" and getting a feel for the types of errors that frequently occur on the actual test. Practicing is the way to go.</p>