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<p>@Caeruleum</p>

<p>I got the 3 sections of 1 subject a day. So now i just do all of CR sections of 7 test? Do i review my answers at all or just get a score?And can you specify how you use Noitaraperp way? Like i was scoring maybe 500’s then i started scoring 650’s with his guide but, I can’t get past that. Can you explain exactly how you tackle it step by step summary? </p>

<p>For me its:</p>

<p>Look at questions and bracket all the lines and put like (P) for purpose a Star* for vocab in context next to bracketed lines/word. Then i circle general questions and write Q1(usually general one) in big letters after the last question to remember to go back. Then read blurb, read unmarked parts a bit faster than normal pace to get gist of it and then when i hit brackets i go back to question and then I go back and read the brackets and then proceed to answer(not sure if i should read past it a little then answer). I use POE and devil’s advocate, and somehow im still wrong sometimes. What really gets me is the comparison of 2 medium sized passages and how to tackle them(I do all 1st passage questions, then 2’s, then both questions).</p>

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<p>I’d like to refer you to a post I made yesterday in the thread “Is it possible to raise a bad SAT score by 500+ points? HELP!!”</p>

<p>It’s rather long, but it answers the bulk of what you asked.</p>

<p>The methodology of CR can be cut down to a science, as you have detailed, but you need to understand that no method is perfect. Think of them as “facilitators.” They will certainly make things easier for you and boost your score, but you yourself need to have the skills in addition.</p>

<p>I have no real way of saying any of this without sounding contemptuous or condescending, and I truly apologize for that. But please understand that I mean no disrespect at all…</p>

<p>…the method will not work if you don’t have the necessary knowledge/skills in the first place. Using POE and becoming the devil’s advocate are two great, almost essential SAT skills, but they can only go so far. You yourself need to be able to identify answers and the logic behind every single one. You yourself need to be able to <em>justify</em> every single answer you make. And unfortunately, not everybody has these capabilities.</p>

<p>You might, don’t get me wrong! But you really can’t get frustrated over a method which is indeed time-honored and proven. You need to provide some input of your own. For as cut-and-dry as the SAT is, it does indeed still test students’ strengths and weaknesses. Otherwise, colleges would have no need for it!</p>

<p>PS- I haven’t read Noitaraperp’s method in a while (so I don’t know if it’s in there), nor do I believe I said this in my book-long post yesterday. But another EXTREMELY important tip is to avoid extremities among answers. For example, if you’re asked to identify the author’s tone, and you know that the author generally disapproves of the topic he/she is writing about, you can predict that the answer will be along the lines of “criticism” or “dissatisfaction.” You can use POE to eliminate usually 3 answers, but you’re usually left with 2 answers that could really both be correct. Say the remaining answers are “abhorrence” and “disfavor.” Hopefully you’d be able to recognize that “abhorrence” is a rather extreme word- meaning total, complete, and irreconcilable hatred- knock that out of the way, and 9 times out of 10, “disfavor” will be the correct answer! The SAT hates extreme answers.</p>

<p>There is <em>always</em> one, single correct answer! If more than one answer was possibly correct, the SAT wouldn’t be a credible test. You need to be able to justify your answers!</p>

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<p>is this rly possible? I scored 1990 (CR: 520, W:690, M:780) in June and I’m aiming for 2150+ in October. My biggest problem is CR.</p>