<p>okay so I need help with the SAT... Ive managed to greatly improve on this test and would like to do so again....</p>
<p>I went from:</p>
<p>CR 470---->570
Ma 500---->520 (not too good)
Wr 540---->660</p>
<p>Im retaking in may and I am trying for the following scores:</p>
<p>CR 650-700
Ma 600-630
Wr 720-800</p>
<p>doable?</p>
<p>If so, how?</p>
<p>When did you last take it?</p>
<p>November 2008… going to take it in may 2009…</p>
<p>Doable if you study and work hard. Anyone can improve any score if they just study enough. That’s all it takes.</p>
<p>yes indeedy. Study smart. What types of questions are you missing most often?</p>
<p>I’d say the low end of your range is absolutely doable. Are you taking practice tests? More math that will help you on that section?</p>
<p>yeah, i got the Princeton Review 2009 book. Looks good. Im sure its better than the blue book. anyone disagree? How accurate is it? </p>
<p>For those of you who want to know. Here are my problems:</p>
<p>-Critical Reading: I barely miss one, two maybe three passage based questions per section and then another 2 or 3 on the sentence thingie (per section), so yeah.</p>
<p>-Math: I dunno, i guess i’ll improve by checking my mistakes</p>
<p>-Writing: Its the essay!!! I make about 3-5 mistakes on the multiple choice and end up with 7s and 8s on the essay. trying to pull that up to 10 or 11. </p>
<p>come on CCers, help your brother out:D</p>
<p>What level of math are you on? If you’re past algebra 2 and geometry then you’ll probably have trouble adding to your score.</p>
<p>Dunno about the PR book, but the Blue Book is best for practice tests, if that’s what you’re wondering.</p>
<p>CR: Improve your vocabulary. It helps immensely. I recommend the Direct Hits series. Reading more will help with the reading passages… all about practice.</p>
<p>Math: Gruber’s has some good math strategies.</p>
<p>Writing: Is it a speed or content problem (or both)?</p>
<p>no no, im guessing its a cotent problem. The thing is, I really dont know what theyre looking for. I use 4 or 5 big words, historical anecdotes etc. I guess they want better intros and conclusions.</p>
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<p>For the essay, don’t get hung up about the “validity” of your sources (personal experience versus literary or historical) or the use of big words. As long as your essay “flows,” clearly supports your thesis, and is fairly well written (nothing special needed for the SAT), you should do fine.</p>
<p>By flow, I mean to try and tie your examples into one another, like how one example proves one side of your thesis, while another example goes further, elaborates on your current point, and says something new.</p>
<p>If you throw down three or more random examples and try to tie them together haphazardly, your essay won’t be as good as you want it to be. Better to have fewer examples but a deeper and more “flowing” explanation.</p>
<p>As for intros and conclusions, I will say that while a solid intro is important (because you should refer back to your thesis while explaining your examples), you can get away with having a one-sentence conclusion or no “real” conclusion at all. You should still score high as long as you have good, well-explained examples that tie back to a strong introduction.</p>
<p>A conclusion is nice, but not always necessary (in my experience) when you’re running out of time.</p>
<p>Anyone else?</p>
<p>spend the time that you’re using to read CC to take a practice set.</p>