<p>I rarely do multiple choice-type exams and while I have seen a few SAT questions before and tried doing a few of them online, my first real exposure to the SAT was when I attempted the first practice test on the blue book.</p>
<p>I've only attempted CR and W (not the essay!) and my raw scores seem...average. I was quite happy with my CR score because I thought that for a first attempt, 690 looked good. I made 2-3 very stupid mistakes as I knew the correct answer but a lack of focus steered me the wrong way. The rest were as a result of my ignorance. The "Writing" section, which ironically enough, I thought I'd do better on, seeing as CR is regarded as the harder of two (!), was abysmal. My raw score on that section is of 31. :O</p>
<p>This has left me a little worried and of course, I will have to practice more and I know I can do better. Anyway, I was wondering how others worked on their first attempt...</p>
<p>I scored around 1800 (CR: 590 and W: 630) on my first SAT practice test.</p>
<p>After taking 4 practice tests and thoroughly reviewing them, my scores were at 2100-2200. I also used Barron’s. I took SAT first time in March and my scores were 2210. Gonna take it again in June.</p>
<p>My best advice: practice tests from blue book and make sure you review any answers you get wrong thoroughly.</p>
<p>I’ve now done a total of ~4 practice tests, and super-scored I have a 2000 something. I got a 790 writing on the last test I took, and I continuously get 690 in reading. I always get the sentence completions right, but I always go back and forth between 2 answers in the critical reading and usually choose the wrong one. For instance on the last one I took,- every single question I’d gotten wrong except for 1 was a question I’d been going back and forth on. Math … well, math’s a different story, and I don’t even bother trying to figure out the questions I get wrong, haha. My score would probably be even higher if I started doing that…</p>
<p>I got around 1600 out of 2400 in eighth grade. That’s not abhorrent, but it’s pretty bad. xP My parents had told me to take it even though it wouldn’t count for anything. I was one of two eighth graders taking the test amongst all juniors and seniors. It was an interesting experience. xD But it was good practice I suppose.</p>
<p>Just going through high school and learning the usual things in classes was helpful in raising that to an 1800-1900 that I got on a practice test I took in the beginning of junior year. I signed up for a discounted SAT prep class at my high school, which prepped me for a month before I took the actual November SAT. My score was better than I’d hoped: 2230.</p>
<p>I think the prep class, which focused on the specific aspects of the SAT and how to deal with the problems I’d encounter on the test, helped a lot. The fact that it was right before I took the test also helped my score: I took the SATs again in the spring without any practice to see if I could do better on the math section at least, and I ended up getting a completely worse score, the total being almost 200 points less than my first one. So I say when you study for the SAT, study for a few weeks before the test up until test day; that way all the info you studied will be fresh in your mind. ^^</p>
<p>I just did the math SAT and got a 710. I’m probably going to take a full practice test later on in the summer. I just gotta get motivated to memorize the vocabulary.</p>
<p>1810 first time at kaplan. my mom almost cried.
i got a 2140 in october, but i’m planning to retake. my practice test scores are now all over the place (2100-2400 range).</p>