How To Achieve My Goal of 2100

Test Preparation SAT Preparation
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<p>Hello Fellow CC'ers,</p>

<p>Today I was disappointed when receiving a 1680 on the May SAT. I am a bad standardized test taker, but that is no excuse. </p>

<p>The final time I plan on taking the SATs is in October, which means I have a whole summer to prepare and get better... but I need your help. The overall score I hope to earn in October is a 2100, something I believe is do-able with the right resources/approach when studying.</p>

<p>Anyway, here are my individual scores, and what I hope to score if I achieve a 2100:</p>

<p>May CR Score: 480
October Anticipated CR Score: 650</p>

<p>May Math Score: 630
October Anticipated Math Score: 750</p>

<p>May WR Score: 570 (8 in writing)
October Anticipated WR Score: 700 (10 in writing)</p>

<p>What that being said, I need help with how to prepare myself to keep improving and to ultimately get a 750 in Math, a 700 in WR, and a 650 in CR. If I get a 2100, I will be SATISFIED (anything higher is better, but a 2100 is all I care about). </p>

<p>What can I do to get better at each section? What books/tools do I need to buy to help me get better at each section? I want to know all that is possible because I am going to get busy studying in the summer.</p>

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<p>You’re a guy with a set goal
You’ll succeed</p>

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<p>^ Thanks. I just REALLY want to get that score and I am set.</p>

<p>Any tips/strategies?</p>

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<p>do a bunch of practice tests. 1-2 per day.</p>

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<p>^ Every day from June to October?</p>

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<p>sorry i misread a little bit. (thought it was June 4 ^^) 1-2 test(s) per week should be fine ;)</p>

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<p>^ Ok thanks… I have 5 Tests left from the Big Blue Book. What other books have good practice tests?</p>

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<p>i got a 2380 on the sat, never cracked open an sat book ever on my own( we did some in school). I’m an avid reader, i read the new york times and Wallstreet journal every day- without fail. I got a 12 on my sat( didnt do too hot in writing multiple choice) and i made everything up, literally every single detail. My best advice i could give you is to read as much as you can, expand your voice, and own it. I saw your cr scores were low(ish). People who don’t read will struggle immensely.</p>

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<p>^ Thanks… so it helps more to just read than to use flash cards?</p>

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<p>bump…</p>

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<p>Well I say welcome to the summer study club, because I’m doing the same. Although I have never token the SAT except one Kaplan practice test which I didn’t do too hot in. My goal is a 2300+ but I’ll be good with anything above a 2200. Anyway I say look here on CC because allot of people who have gotten high scores put all their strategies. Also get the College Board online class which gives you 10 more test and it helps. I don’t have it though, I just got the blue book but if I need more test than I’ll get the online class.</p>

<p>Get a SCHEDULE… I don’t know how to stress that enough, you can’t just wonder all over the place with studying, you have to make a clear cut schedule. Here’s mine for example:</p>

<p>Mon+Wed- CR plus 3 CR sections from CB book (same thing for all the other days)…
Tues+Friday- Math, do sections and other stuff
Thursday- Writing (only one day for writing because I’m already good at it so far)
Saturday- Review plus 2 full length test
Sunday- Vocab and rest day. (I’ll do 10 vocab everyday of the week and on Sunday i’ll review all of them.)</p>

<p>Also read NYT, Time and Wall-street, Although I don’t have a full subscription I do read it on my Ipod sometimes and it’s really fun and interesting to read. plus helps with CR and vocab</p>

<p>all the best :)</p>

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<p>I redo my old tests sometimes to make sure I understood my mistakes… so you could reuse some of your old tests.</p>

<p>I also have a big Princeton Review Book with 10 SAT tests. I think the questions and passages are close to the real questions and passages on the real test.</p>