<p>Hi, I'm going to be a junior next fall and I've prepped for the SAT since I was in 8th grade. These are my scores of all the official tests I've taken since 7th grade (CTY, PSAT, etc.).</p>
<p>I want to improve my CR to at least mid-700s and if I improve my essay, I should be able to get mid-700's on writing, although I do need to be a little more consistent with the writing multiple choice. Math is not a problem. What prep books should I use and what should I do to improve my score to around 2350? I'm taking the SAT next June.</p>
<p>On a different note, will colleges care that I took the SAT in 10th grade? If not, should I take it again this fall and see if I like my score before I take it in June?</p>
<p>Excellent job on math, and good job because you've improved tremendously. Right now your scores are actually QUITE good. If you look through the official results threads on this website for schools like Harvard and Yale you will see plenty of accepted applicants with an SAT section below 700. So don't stress out--your scores will NOT keep you out of any college.
Also, don't worry about the number of times you've taken the SAT. I know a guy who took the SAT 5 times and also took the ACT--he's at Harvard. Colleges don't really care that much. They especially won't care if you took it in 10th grade. (And I'm pretty sure they won't be able to see middle school scores.)
As for prep...there are wayyyyyy too many threads answering that question on CC. Use the search tool ^</p>
<p>I'm new to this but I found it of of google.</p>
<p>I just want some general advice. Here are my scores for the SAT June 2006</p>
<p>Math- 600
CR- 540
Writing- 510</p>
<p>Yes it's pathetic. I just don't get it. I do very well in school, have a high ranking and all.</p>
<p>Are the best tools the Blue Book and Grammatix or is there something else I'm missing. Grammatix claims you don't need to memorize an words is it true. </p>
<p>like I mentioned before, I got a 1650/2400 te first time. I need solid reliable advice from a high scoring person on exaclty how to dramatically improve my score. It sounds ridiculous, but I want a 2300 or more. Wat books do I need, what schedule to follow, WHAT TO DO!!! I am so sick of hearing opposite opinions leaving me to pick a good way to get a high score. Does anyone have a surefire way of getting a high score.</p>
<p>By the way I know it requires a lot of work. </p>
<p>And soprolahh, you said you had about the same score. If you don't mind me asking, how uch have you improved since then?</p>
<p>akahmed take a kaplan or princeton review course...and DO ALL THE HW, not just the required stuff</p>
<p>even though its the mentality that your paying someone to make you study, they formulate great schedules. I think 90% of all students in the classes only do the required hw (an 1 or 2 a week). If you do all the optional stuff, your looking at around 2 hours of math topics or writing review or vocab review EVERY DAY and 1 full-length practice test a week...you get really used to how questions are formulated and what errors to look for/which tricks not to fall for. You can always mix in a blue book or another book test each week, so your taking like 2 tests a week.</p>
<p>The kaplan session is around 1000 bucks, over 12 classes, mine is every sunday, so its over a couple months. You could just buy the materials, for a couple hundred, but the actual classes and the fact that your spending alot of moolah forces you to study. I started at around a 2010 Jan 06 test date, and I am taking a summer kaplan session and have already increased to 2180 in 5 weeks. I was suprised, but I did put a lot of work into it, I'm trying to get around 2300.</p>
<p>Has anyone got a 1600 and improved to a 2300?</p>
<p>I'm tired of reading forums where people whine about getting a 2100 and trying to raise it to a 2400. What about all the bad test takers like me.</p>
<p>And if anyone has made such an imrpovement, please list EXACTLY what you did. Thanks.</p>
<p>review courses are crap, unless you are bored during the summer and want somewhere to goof off. I learned nothing from the PR course except that PR sucks. I emailed my teacher 5 of my essays and I have yet to get any back. Also, the teacher is useless as all their "secrets" can be unlocked simply by reading their SAT prep book at B&N.</p>
<p>edit: Ok, maybe PR isnt so bad, that is if you are planning to get somewhere around 1800. Countless times, my instructer kept saying: Just do this and you will easily get a 600. Prep courses are only good for mediocre students trying to pass.</p>
<p>I got a 1150 when I was 12 and 2130 when I was 13. Not that close to 2300 but I'm retaking it this year and pretty sure I can get at least a 2200 or 2300. As for what I did... I read. My math didn't improve much (just like around 130 points in the two years from practice tests and more advanced courses), but I got a combined 1500 on the CR and W. </p>
<p>There's really no restriction on what you read either, as long as it's intellectually stimulating. Nabokov, NYT, Dickens, Chuck Palahniuk all work. Just don't read Harry Potter and then complain your score didn't improve.</p>