<p>For those who got a score of 2000 and up on the SAT!</p>
<p>What did you guys study?</p>
<p>How long did you study?</p>
<p>And how hard did you find the SAT?</p>
<p>The BB should be your best friend on the SAT. I like to take a section or two of the practice tests everyday under timed condition. After that, I would go over my mistakes and understand why and how I made them so I know what to look out for next time. You get better at the test from trial and error. I would not recommend taking a full practice test in one sitting when you’re just practicing because in the end of the 4 hour test, you’ll be too exhausted to review the errors that you have made.</p>
<p>By doing a couple of sections a day, it only adds up to about an hour or two, which is not extensive or stressful at all. I used this studying method over the summer and just recently took the October SAT; I believe I did fairly well (2200+).</p>
<p>Furthermore, I would strongly recommend reading Xiggi’s method, which contains general strategies for the test and some useful studying tips. Best of Luck!</p>
<p>I believe the method of acing any test is to familiarise yourself with the test as much as possible.Study SAT like you are researching it~</p>
<p>First - Get a copy of Elizabeth King’s book “Outsmarting the SAT”, especially if math is your weak subject. Lays out every single thing you need to know concisely. It’s not one of those horrible, time consuming, gargantuan prep books printed on newspaper. Read that, then get to practice tests. I did two before taking it plus a lot of individual practice sessions in all three subjects. Go over all your mistakes and learn why they were mistakes and how to answer that type of question in the future. ALSO, as the post above says, know the format of the test! Know how many sections, what questions are in each section etc. Put in a good 5 hours for three weeks coming up and you’ll improve your score!</p>
<p>***5 hours per week for three weeks before the test.</p>
<p>Take the ACT. Easier test for many of the kids. All schools accept it.</p>
<p>I don’t know, it just happened. I didn’t study, since I don’t study very well since I have no system. i stare at a book, get lazy, and go do something else.</p>
<p>To be honest, it’s the people who get 2200 over and over who have me puzzled. Wish I could get that high…</p>
<p>Well, this may be a bit weird but I suggest trying to teach it to someone else. Try to find someone who scored lower than you (if you’ve already taken it) and offer to tutor them for free. Teaching really helps you learn because you have to know it well enough to teach it, you might find ways to approach problems that you didn’t notice before and stuff like that.</p>
<p>I scored 2100 without ever studying at all (2nd try, scored around 1900 the first time), and I started tutoring people. I think I can score much higher now if I tried.</p>
<p>Seriously, I really urge you to try this if you can find someone who’ll cooperate. If you’re lazy, you may find that you do things for other people more easily than you do things for yourself. However, this only works if you like to help people, I guess.</p>
<p>For an alternative route, I suggest you read “silverturtle’s Guide”, buy an SAT Blue Book, and set aside time to do practice tests.</p>
<p>P.S. You’d need the BB to tutor, by the way, for the practice problems and stuff. Good luck on whatever you do.</p>
<p>not all the schools acceptACT~~</p>
<p>for the internationals ,OG,OC,Princeton,Barron’s,mocks …are the most useful and helpful information.and focus on it~</p>
<p>@ Rena >>> not all the schools acceptACT~~ </p>
<p>That is not true:
At what U.S. colleges and universities are ACT scores accepted? All of them
[ACT</a> Newsroom : Facts about the ACT](<a href=“http://www.act.org/news/aapfacts.html]ACT”>http://www.act.org/news/aapfacts.html)</p>
<p>I used Barrons, along with a pretty low-quality 3 hour class once a week for 8 weeks. </p>
<p>I didn’t do any prep for the ACT, though, and did better on it, so ditto that suggestion.</p>
<p>It was not too hard to get a score over 2000+ on the SAT as long as you prepare it properly. First you may take a practice test from the “official SAT study guide”, analyze your answers, and find your current position. Then you may focus your effort on your weak spot. After one week or two, you should see your improvement. 
The key step here is how to find your current position and identify your weakness accurately. When I prepare my SAT last year, I used the “SAT I: identify weaknesses” tools from “StarCatcher SAT self training kit” program to identify my weakness and was able to boost my SAT score to 2310.
Hope this works and good luck to your SAT prep.</p>
<p>score over 660 in all three sections and you’re +2000! </p>
<p>That’s the easy answer.</p>
<p>The real trick to master some of the fundamental tricks that the SAT works on. That’s what all tutors are trying to get you to do, learn the FUNDAMENTALS. Some people work well with online prep, others with tutors, others with study guides.</p>
<p>The most important thing is to realize that the test is standardized and there is a code to it, that can be cracked. Understanding difficulty, process of elimination and how to be objective are all keys to mastering this stuff.</p>
<p>I’m a tutor and i can tell you I wish there was a magic pill that would give everyone over 2000 but it’s all about practice.</p>
<p>hope that helps!</p>
<p>If there are areas you’re weak in (especially in the more commonly tested areas of math or writing), focus on those first, as this should increase your score by more than anything else. It’s pretty much all practice though. I’d recommend studying vocab as soon as you can. Try and go through the specific section books from Kaplan (eg Critical Reading Workbook). Buy the Princeton Review book with the 10 SAT tests and work one or two sections a day out of there just to drill questions and practice. On weekends, take one or two tests from the collegeboard blue book. It’s really all practice. Once you find out what the system wants and you find a routine that works for you, stick to it and don’t give up.</p>
<p>The first piece of advice I’d give is to know your capabilities and potentials. After taking practice tests, you should be able to determine what your strength is. After you figure out what your strength is, try to be consistent, look for patterns, shortcuts, anything that will help you score decent no matter how “hard” the test. The next thing I’d try to do is what what is your greatest weakness and work on that. If you have a somewhat mediocre score on average for a section you don’t feel confident in, it’s pretty hard to raise your score unless you concentrate and train yourself. However, if you score really poorly on one section, you probably will be able to bring that score up to a decent score after trial and error along with many practice tests.</p>
<p>In sophomore year, I got a 177 on the PSAT and didn’t have any clue what the SAT was and how the questions worked. This summer I took a brutal SAT class (18+ hours/week) and after many, many practice tests I was able to score consistently around 2200. </p>
<p>The last step is to always try to aim for a goal. As cliche as it sounds, it really does help you and could make the difference on the real SAT where you would have said “Whatever it’s one problem – I can skip it.” It’s always good to have the mentality that you should be able to do your best and come up an answer for each question.</p>
<p>I got a 1470 in the spring of my junior year. If I study hard enough do you think that I can get my SAT score to 2000. That’s my real goal right now.</p>
<p>I just wanted to say that the math section on the real SAT is WAY easier than the math in prep books.
The vocab the actual SAT tests is very simple/ a lot simpler than in practice tests in prep books.
I’d say CR passages/questions are comparable though.</p>
<p>Took sat 3 times and topped off at a 1730. Took act first time with no prep And got a 24. Took it in June and got a 29. essentially with my first time on my sat it was a 1490, I brought it up 500 points to a 2000ish (29 act). So yes it can be done</p>
<p>If you’re not good in math, here’s a tip: ignore the grid-ins, and focus only on the multiple choice. </p>
<p>At least for me, I felt sooooo rushed on the math section, that I would get nervous and just put in anything. But if you work slowly, and put all of your focus into the multiple choice, you’ll be ok. Then, if you have time later, go back and do the grid-ins. </p>
<p>Doing this brought my math score up by about 70 points, and put me into the 2000 range (2070).</p>