<p>I got 660 on my reading and naturally was upset. So I used this method and practiced the day before on reading, and got 800! </p>
<p>Now if only I could say the same for my other scores. :P</p>
<p>I will take December SAT. I solved princeton review 11 practice tests, mcgraw 12 practice tests, kaplan 12 practice tests, blue book. I know I am a hardworking dumb</p>
<p>SO I DO NOT HAVE any practice tests that I can do more. Also, because I predicted I would get a good score(700s) on October sat, I used blue and red pen to check the answers … so it is hard to re-do them.</p>
<p>Any suggestions??? please??? I got 8 wrong on reading part…</p>
<p>@Noitaraperp I am convinced by and am following the method you’ve stated however there is a problem. It seems that I haven’t yet learnt the ‘real art’ of reading yet because i superced the time limit always in spite of having a good success rate. I know practice makes perfect but could you further give some tips about that art of reading? Thanks</p>
<p>I’m taking the December SAT. Definitely trying this out!</p>
<p>It looks good, I will give a try.</p>
<p>Concentration and practice are the two main thing for cracking out critical reading section I guess! I practiced 13 practice tests before the SAT test 9 BB and 4 PR by just using this method and it helped me a lot to improve my scores.</p>
<p>Thank you soooo much. I can get in the mid to high 700’s for math and writing, but i always get the 600’s for critical thinking. You have no idea how helpful your strategies are. I’m starting to realize what I’m doing wrong.</p>
<p>Thanks so much! I got it up to 770 from a 690 after using your method. Devil’s Advocate is indispensable!</p>
<p>Wow, this really helped me. I did 2 sections of the Critical Reading without this and got -4 and -2 on the long passages. I went 10 minutes overtime, like I usually do. However, when I used this, not only did I get 1 wrong on the long passage but I finished 2 minutes before the time limit. Not only is it more efficient than the usual method, it is more effective. Great Work Noitaraperp! Thanks for sharing your methods with the rest of the world in this long comprehensive advice, not many people are kind of enough to spend time to this nowadays.</p>
<p>One question. Do you have any methods on how to do better on the essays?</p>
<p>[Do you have any methods on how to do better on the essays] </p>
<p>Take a look at this thread on CC, How to Write a 12 Essay in Just 10 Days.</p>
<p>Hi Is there a way I can read faster? I tried skimming but I always seem to miss important stuff. So yea… Please help me</p>
<p>Have a nice day</p>
<p>Some tips and strategies for the CR section are covered in this video:
[Free</a> review of the December 2012 SAT. Webinar - YouTube](<a href=“Review of the December 2012 SAT. Tricks and strategies. - YouTube”>Review of the December 2012 SAT. Tricks and strategies. - YouTube)</p>
<p>It helped me a lot in my practice</p>
<p>Great content! Thank you, Jeremy!!!</p>
<p>I know this post is old,bt it helped alot…thank you nd well done .</p>
<p>I’m new here and have a few questions. I took the PSAT in October and scored 64 math, 64 CR and 60 W., with zero preparation. I’m scheduled to take the SAT in March and I am curious what you all think about SAT prep courses. The course I’m considering is $500 and my father is willing to pay, but will break the bank. Is it worth the $$, or should I just amazon some books, (only having about a month to prepare) pay for the prep course, or just wing it again? BTW… how different is the PSAT compared with the SAT? Thanks.</p>
<p>I’ve been taking a prep course for a while and although it’s improved my score significantly I don’t believe that I’ve actually learned anything that I couldn’t have done on my own. If you can motivate yourself to study I would recommend that you do it on your own and save the money for something else.</p>
<p>The PSAT and SAT have the same style of questions but the SAT is much longer and has an essay as well.</p>
<p>thank you. i appreciate your opinion. i am on the fence with the prep course. ordered 3 sat books from amazon today, should be here by tuesday which will give me a little more than a month. hope i’m making the right decision… :/</p>
<p>@jamminj
TRUST me. Do NOT take SAT prep courses. They’re not worth the money. You can learn basically everything they teach from a 20 Dollar SAT prep book.
It is WAY better to practice by solving a zillion practice tests by yourself (which I think you’re going to do right? :))</p>
<p>I would recommend that you also buy Fiske’s Guide to the SAT.
It’s pretty insightful to say the least.</p>
<p>Anyways, best of luck to you and your SAT endeavors!
It’s not as important as you think it is! :)</p>
<p>Terrific post Noitaraperp! I completely agree that answering all line-specific questions before general questions is key. I also believe that you must try to become interested in a passage even if you have to fake it…because that will help with comprehension of the passage. And yes, going from thinking “this answer choice could be correct because” to “this answer choices is incorrect because” is a major shift in one’s mindset that must be made in order to achieve a high SAT Reading score. Otherwise, you’re always going to try to justify incorrect answer choices.</p>
<p>Im not even kidding, I love you. I just did a few CR sections in my BB and remembered to use your strategy. When I got to the questions I rarely had to look back at the text, I kinda just knew the answers and I only missed 2 questions <3</p>