<p>For those high scorers, can you recommend any study strategies that worked well for you. Did you use courses, books just the blue book? Did you review each part of the section individually or did you do practice tests only. Did you use flashcards etc...</p>
<p>I want to raise my scores a bit more and would really appreciate the help! </p>
<p>Please share....</p>
<p>Did every practice test in the blue book timed. Circled every problem I had any doubts about. Checked the answers. Went back to all of those I doubted or got wrong and figured out how to get the right answer for sure.</p>
<p>Same as above.</p>
<p>How do you improve on the CR section though,even if you get a question wrong and you check the answer and the solution,it’s not gonna help at all when you’re doing the actual test…</p>
<p>or is what I’m saying incorrect?</p>
<p>If you go back through the passage and find exactly what made your answer wrong and the correct answer correct, you’ll start learning what types of things CB is looking for, how they expect you to interpret different types of passages, how correct answers are frequently worded, the little traps they like to throw at you, etc. You can then apply that knowledge to other passages on the real test. The passages change, but the test maker doesn’t.</p>
<p>CollegeBoard is a one-trick pony. They keep on throwing up the same types of questions, and nearly all of the questions that they can give show up in the Blue Book. Just go over what you do wrong, make sure you know why it’s wrong, and you should be set.</p>
<p>Did a couple practice tests. And whaddaya consider a high score?</p>
<p>I consider 2200+ a high score,but I’m nowhere near it (2080, first test)…:(</p>
<p>Is it possible to raise my score from a 2080 to a 2200+???</p>
<p>I would consider a high score to be 2200 as well. Thats around what I’m aiming for. Its just difficult for me to break into that level theres those stubborn last points I need.</p>
<p>A few years ago, a CC regular named Xiggi (now a student at Claremont McKenna) outlined his study method that has become famous on CC at the Xiggi method. You should take a look:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/68210-xiggis-sat-prep-advice.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/68210-xiggis-sat-prep-advice.html</a></p>
<p>My daughter went from 2090 to 2300 on her second attempt. So it’s definitely possible! She studied really hard the first time and was disappointed with her CR score. On the second attempt, she barely studied but went in much more relaxed – just focused on improving CR by working faster and leaving fewer questions blank. She did improve CR by about 100 points but, then surprisingly, she improved the other two sections as well. In the six months between the two tests, she also read a lot and tried to work on her reading comprehension and speed. For her, though, I think relaxation was the key. By setting her sights on just the one test section, I think she found it much easier to approach the exam a second time in a more relaxed manner.</p>
<p>Interesting. i find it VERY hard to concentrate on the passages. Even when I do concentrate, I do not uderstand teh passages, and the questions just confuse me.</p>
<p>It’s sooo possible. I went from:
193 PSAT –> 2140 SAT 1st try –> 2320 SAT 2nd try. I did about 4 practice tests between the PSATs and my first try. I didn’t study between 1st try and 2nd try on SATs. I just chilled and remained confident.</p>
<p>zero prep</p>
<p>lazy man’s strategy but it works for me</p>
<p>If you’re driven, I would just buy the blue book and take timed practice test and your sure to increase your score. It’s very important that you review all the problems in each practice exam. Also it’s important that you try to and figure out why the problems you wrong were wrong so that you won’t make the same mistake again.</p>
<p>Regarding vocabulary, I found it pretty helpful to buy a vocabulary book and looking it over. In my opinion math is the easiest section to study for; all you have to do is learn the few test concepts and become accustom to the question. Usually though, Collegeboard always puts in a few difficult questions that require some more thought. For the reading passages, I definitely recommend actively reading the passages first then answering the question but it all depends on you and the way you like to do it. Writing is fairly simple as well. Buy the McGraw Hill book. They have a good grammar review. As for the essay, prepare examples ahead of time and just write the way you have been writing all your life. </p>
<p>Good Luck.</p>
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<p>I hope my SAT scores are significantly higher than my PSAT scores…</p>