<p>I'm an asian immigrant,,,so I'm definitely disadvantaged when it comes to doing the SAT CRITICAL READING!!! ARGHHH
I think I can handle the other two sections quite well,,,but I seemed to have hit the plateau for C.R.
I just can't score over 600...
Is it just me???</p>
<p>no it’s not 
lol for the longest time 610 was my big obstacle…
study vocab. that will get you to the high 600s or low 700s
then read a lot. your score will magically go up 130 points overnight.
trust me. i know by experience 
good luck</p>
<p>I’m doing my test on the 14th…
Would I be able to raise my score from a 600 to low 700s??
(REMEMBER: 1 week left!!!)</p>
<p>um… you could try look over a list of English roots
that will give you a bigger short-term boost than anything
you can figure out words you don’t know with roots you do know in some cases
and tiny roots are easier to remember than big words
but be careful: roots can have multiple meanings and/or be similar
ex: anti- (against) is NOT the same as ante- (before)</p>
<p>a week isn’t going to be enough to raise your CR score considerably. If you are not in a hurry, I suggest you move the test date to May. Meanwhile, do TONS of practice tests with the Official SAT study guide. Once you’ve done enough, you’ll know what kind of questions they are going to ask, and you will be able to tell what the answer is just by “knowing the test,” not by being a “critical reader”</p>
<p>For the vocab, just memorize memorize and memorize. I suggest Direct Hits ed1 and ed2 or the yellow, tearable flashcards at the end of Barrons SAT book. While reading will help you if you’ve been an avid reader ever since, a month or two won’t. </p>
<p>Also, don’t try to “interpret” or “analyze” the passage - take it as it is. Answer choices that include very specific details may seem correct, but they usually are not - this is not to say that you DO have to “infer” </p>
<p>Anyways, I’m not that good of an SAT test-taker either so take all these advices with a grain of salt.</p>
<p>Summarize paragraphs in the passage, and look at the answer choices first for SHORT passages, so you have an idea of what you’re looking for in the passage. For long passages, read the passage first.
Don’t be afraid to omit a question, because the guessing penalty can really hurt you if you guess on too many questions.
Make sure to read the question REALLY carefully so you know exactly what they’re asking.
And don’t use the Official SAT study guide from Collegeboard. You would think it would be good because its distributed by the people who make the test, but collegeboard makes it WAY easier than the actual test, so you’ll be screwed on actual test day
Use princeton review or kaplan.</p>
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<p>Anyone agree with this?</p>
<p>No, I think it’s safe to say that opinion is held by a minority of the people here :)</p>
<p>Phew He had me worried.</p>
<p>Kaplan is DEFINITELY easier than both the real tests and the bluebook.</p>
<p>From my experience with the real test, I would say the BB CR is the same if not harder than the actual thing.</p>
<p>I think BB is slightly easier than the real thing. The odd thing is that I thought the practice tests got harder as I progressed. The key is to understand what the testmakers want. What do they emphasize in the passage? what’s the theme? What’s the point of a particular paragraph. You have to see the big picture to get an 800.</p>
<p>my goal on March 14th: 2400</p>
<p>no one’s gonna stop ME!!!
ARRGHHHHHHHHH</p>
<p>Advice: Been said hundreds of times, but IF YOU CAN’T SUPPORT IT IN THE PASSAGE WITH REAL TEXT IT IS NOT AN ANSWER. That is the easiest rule to remember but it may be the hardest to actually apply consistently.</p>
<p>Then the game becomes “did the author say that?” and you end up sayign no when it’s yes lol…</p>
<p>How much easier is the bluebook than the actual test? And are you referring to the math and writing section in particular cuz math seemed a little too easy.</p>
<p>I’d say BB is similar to the actual test, since BB was also made by ETS…so…I’d say they are of same difficulty…anyway,gonna go practice C.R.(I will get an 800!!!)</p>
<p>I hate the CR… could they make the passages any more boring!!! And are the tests from collegeboard really easier? I took a diagnostic from them and got 2250 and then took the actual SAT and got a 2050. I’m still not sure how that happened…</p>