help with studying for the SAT

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<p>Here's my situation, i'm taking the SAT for the first time this October (gonna be a junior).</p>

<p>K, like I get really really good grades (everyone at my school thinks i'm a genius), but i can't figure this SAT out. My parents are telling me that this is the last step before getting into an ivy leagure college or something..</p>

<p>I took the PSAT sophomore (and yes, i studied), and i my exact score was 189. 62 in reading, 57 in writing, and 70 in math. </p>

<p>Nowadays, (like i've taken more than 7 practice tests from books like official study guide and princeton), my score seems to near 190 STILL.</p>

<p>which is very very bad. I still make about a 70 in math, a 65 in writing, and a 55 in reading..!!! iono, it seems like my reading score dropped (but to tell u the truth, i got REAL lucky on the PSAT to get a 62).</p>

<p>so guys, experts, whatever, what should I do? I really really need at least a 2100. I used to think that i would be able to get a 2200 with some studying, but even that now seems like an unrealistic goal. Everyone i know think that i can ace the SAT without even studying..., this sucks.</p>

<p>help help help (oh yea, i'm self studying, don't have the time for SAT classes and they don't seem to help a lot of my friends)</p>

<p>and ps, for the reading, iono why i get a low score. i finish it on time, its just that the passages, and the vocab are hard to understand. I've always made an A in english... and i even studied flashcards just to improve on the reading section :(</p>

<p>please help..anyone. thanks!</p>

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<p>Maybe your score isn't improving because you're not changing. For instance, if you keep getting the same score on writing, doesn't that suggest that you should look at what you're getting wrong and then take steps to fix it? Like learn the grammar that you don't know? </p>

<p>Let's do a reality check. You don't "really really need at least a 2100."</p>

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<p>I'm having the same problem, bro. It doesn't seem like taking all those tests is helping-unless you systematically go through all the questions you got wrong.</p>

<p>Also, for the CR, all you can really do is know the basic strategy, but reading a lot really does help.</p>

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<p>"K, like I get really really good grades (everyone at my school thinks i'm a genius), but i can't figure this SAT out."</p>

<p>Well, it's good that the SAT deflated that ego a bit. Anyway, there's no magic formula for getting a 2100 or 2200. To get better at the SAT, you need to better your ability to think and adapt to new (academic) situations. Do more challenging math, read and analyze more challenging books, and write a lot more. Oh, but most importantly, take ** lots ** of tests. Yeah, it helps.</p>

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<p>And also try taking a practice ACT to see if you do better on that test.</p>