<p>By how much did your SAT improve from when you did your first practice test to your last, or your real one? </p>
<p>My first test scored as 1750 and my last one which I did today scored 2075. My test is December 8th -- I hope I can get it up to at least 2200! :/ </p>
<p>You definitely can!</p>
<p>My first practice test (at the start of sophomore year) was a 1990. My first real test (at the start of junior year) was a 2010. My second real test (at the end of junior year) was a 2240.</p>
<p>I didn’t actually take any courses. I just self studied quite well and I learned to handle the pressure of this annoyingly long and important test. But even if your score doesn’t improve quite as much as you’d like, remember - it’s just a four hour test that doesn’t in any way mark your academic ability!</p>
<p>@insideandout, that’s a great improvement! I’m taking my first real test in December and if it’s under 2250 I plan on retaking it next year. Can you choose between which test scores to send to colleges? So say you got a better score in the first real test, can you send that one, or do you have to send the most recent?</p>
<p>Anyway, the biggest problem I find is finishing the questions on time 
And it might not mark you academic ability 100%, but colleges do find it important.</p>
<p>@Tvistz, many schools use Score Choice, which gives you the full power to choose which test scores you’d like to send. Not all schools use Score Choice, however, so you’ll want to check if the schools that you are interested in require you to send all scores or allow you to use Score Choice.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Did practice tests every week, went from a 1900 to a 2350 on my actual SAT.</p>
<p>Work hard and focus on what you have difficulties with. If it’s finishing the questions, then you need to figure out what’s holding you back from finishing them (is it getting stumped on hard questions? not understanding certain concepts enough?) and focus on those with the remaining time before the next test.</p>
<p>Best of luck to you! I’m sure you’ll be able to make your goal, and even then, you have plenty of time left.</p>
<p>It’s definitely possible to improve your score. Are you just doing your own studying and practice tests online, or are you going to use tutoring prep companies?</p>
<p>@Tvistz To answer your question you can select which test to send to College Admissions via College Board. It gives you the option. However, make your you deselect your old scores when you’re in the process of sending scores- College Board automatically sends in all scores. When you deselect your old scores, you should see a prompt or something letting you know that some colleges will require to send in all of your SATs. Some colleges don’t really see your natural potential by trying to improve your scores with so many tests. However, most colleges don’t really require you to send in all the test dates that you’ve taken.</p>
<p>By the way, I’m taking the SAT this DEC 6. Any tips ?</p>
<p>You definitely can improve your scores! My first score was 1820. My fourth (and final) was 2220. Hopefully, you get the results you want without taking that test four times. Haha</p>
<p>@KelMoo How did you raise it?</p>
<p>@zenoodle after receiving 1820, I went to tutoring for a month and a half. After tutoring, I just self-studied. </p>
<p>What grade level were you in when you took the sat for the first time? How long did you self-study for?</p>
<p>@zenoodle My first time - December of junior year. Second time (after tutoring) - March of junior year. Third time (self-studying everyday) - May of junior year. Fourth time (no studying but I did take a practice test the night before) - October.</p>
<p>I went from an 1810 on my first practice test to a 2230 on my actual SAT. My biggest improvement was in math: got 510 in the practice test, ended up getting a perfect score!</p>
<p>I think it’s important to do best on the first real test, when you’re most stressed (in a good way).
After the first test, I was too relaxed by the time I took my 2nd and 3rd one and didn’t take it as seriously as the first one. So it doesn’t improve as much.
My scores:
1950
1960
1990
superscore: 2030</p>
<p>I think what most helped me was just knowing that I am not defined by my scores. By my third and fourth time taking it, I was relaxed. </p>
<p>1590 on first practice test. Took 5 months of prep classes and scored 2020 on my first real test. Self studied for 6 weeks and scored 2220 on my second real test. Just remember that this is a test of your study habits! </p>
<p>My junior year, I got an 1860 on my full length diagnostic in November. In March on the real test, I got a 2240.</p>
<p>A friend got 2220 on her first test, and this October scored a 2350. </p>
<p>I got a 2210 on my first test, and hopefully, I can raise it to a 2300+ in either December or January.</p>
<p>Jan 2014 - 2150 (no studying)
June 2014 - 2400 (self study)
You can do it :D</p>