How Can I Improve This Score?

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<p>what do you mean by being "flagged"? do they send you a hat with a little green flag sticking out from the top? hehe</p>

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<p>I perceive flagging means assiduously reviewing the score for signs of cheating.
It happens when the previous test score increased 350 points or more.</p>

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<p>Yeah I have the Barron's 2400. I've applied (or tried to, lol) all the strategies they offer in the book for the CR section, but they aren't helping much. I think I just need to read more?</p>

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<p>Yes, just continue reading, and try to absorb as much new vocabulary as possible.
If I may ask, what was your previous CR score?</p>

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<p>I do not know guys. That SAT Practice Exam seems very easy.</p>

<p>My Math Score on that practice exam turned out to be 710.</p>

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<p>Just want to reiterate something that was already said: Read the explanations for problems that you get wrong on practice tests. Read the ones for questions that you aren't sure about, either. Doing this is ESPECIALLY important for the Critical Reading section, because it's much less straightforward than the other sections - there are no rules, formulas, etc.
Unfortunately (or fortunately for the hard-working), the SAT is a test that you can study for. Just keep taking practice tests. I find PR to be the easiest, Kaplan's to be the most realistic, and Barron's to be the hardest.</p>

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<p>Thank you for your advice.
By the way, my previous math score was a 670.
Also, I made a lot careless mistakes on this exam.</p>

<p>I have also figured out ways to solve the problem without actually calculating anything.
Studying really does pay off.</p>

<p>To everyone else:
Keep those tips coming!
All tips are appreciated. :)</p>

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<p>Where can I obtain the Explanations for 2005's Practice PSAT Test Booklet?</p>

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<p>Please????</p>

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<p>Aren't they in the booklet?</p>

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<p>The answers are in the booklet, but there are no explanations.</p>

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<p>Any tips on increasing my reading speed?
Currently it is 2 minutes per page.
For example it would take me 200 minutes or 3+1/3 hours to read a 100 page book.</p>

<p>Thank you for your consideration!</p>

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<p>For some reason the October 2005 PSAT Writing Skills section is more difficult than CollegeBoard's Official Guide to SAT's Writing section.</p>

<p>I am scoring in the range of 680-740s in the SAT Writing section,
but on the PSAT, I am scoring in the range of 630 - 670.</p>

<p>What could be the reason for this?</p>

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<p>^ Many people consider the PSAT slightly more challenging in some areas.
I know a kid who got something like a 200 on the PSAT, but got a 2240 on the January SAT.</p>

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<p>the PSAT 2005 answers' explanations are posted at <a href="http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/psat/psatextra.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/psat/psatextra.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>full url after .com -> /student/testing/psat/psatextra.html</p>

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<p>You actually don't have read the CR passages in the traditional manner to get all questions correct. All the CR passage based questions are formatted in chronological order. So, if you could answer most of the questions, by the time you reach say #20, I'm most would have a real good sense of what the passage is about.</p>

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<p>Any more tips?</p>

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<p>I have now found a tip that can ameliorate my score.
Tip:
Aim for an 800 in both the M and W sections. Then I can just attempt to score a 600 or more in the CR section.</p>

<p>800 M
800 W</p>

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<p>Would colleges such as MIT, Caltech, Harvard, or Cornell care about my low CR score?</p>

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<p>So your going to go all the way up to 800 in math and writing? uh....ok</p>

<p>And yes, they would care.</p>

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<p>Jason15975346, is there anything wrong with an 800 in M and W?</p>