<p>does anyone know an efficient way to get a 2200 on the sat?....i really dont want to spend money to pay for any sat classes...any suggestions? thanks</p>
<p>work your ass off...just keep taking the practice tests over and over and over again.</p>
<p>those sat prep classes are a waste of money...especialyl places like Princeton Review.</p>
<p>how should i study for the ciritcal reading?</p>
<p>practice problems</p>
<p>It may sound like lazy advice but practice (mostly from books like the blue book) is arguably the best way. Either find your own efficient strategy or use a suggested one. But practice practice practice and the questions seem to get easier.</p>
<p>For critical reading, studying vocabulary can help. There are some SAT-oriented vocabulary review books you can buy.</p>
<p>The best way for all the sections is seriously to take a myriad of practice tests... the SAT's is known for being tricky & the more acquainted you are with the test, the more likely you are not going to fall for tricks... simply buying College Board's Blue Book, I think, would be enough...</p>
<p>I agree, the tricks won't phase you (and sometimes, will be so useless against you that you won't even know they were attempting a trick!) if you practice a lot.</p>
<p>I agree with Marian about CR. I never really practiced CR sections or anything. I just tried to expand my vocabulary and use it in my school writing and stuff.</p>
<p>READ...it's the only true way. If you read the right stuff, then the time required for you to comprehend seemingly complex literature will keep going down, your level of comprehension will go up, as well as your vocabulary! OF course, it might be too late to start doing this, so practicing tests may give you a boost but not guaranteed.</p>
<p>dont study... just take it. i did absolutely no studying and got a 2170 composite... including an 800 on the math section</p>
<p>haha madtech: i'd have to disagree, For brighter students it comes natural. Or those who are good at test taking. But those who aren't, need the practice. So practice hard to be safe.</p>
<p>I feel like there are some tips that I found useful that weren't in the 'tips and tricks' parts of books. </p>
<p>I have a great control of math, and usually a pretty decent control of reading, but I'd always end up making the absolute worst mistakes ever (like finding perimeter instead of area or stupid things like that). My suggestion is, if you can do all the math (10th grade level haha), you just have to be extremely careful in order to not accidently do something stupid. That helped me get an 800.</p>
<p>Reading was a little harder for me, but I found that when you read, every answer to a CR question is LITERALLY in the section, verbatim. If you look around hard enough, the answer will be right there. It's like looking for a four-leaf clover, it can be hard, but when you see it, it's definitely it. That helped me pull a 730. </p>
<p>Writing - meh. I think you have to study this one. But there's only 15 or 20 discrete rules that you have to know, so memorize them, and you'll be set. The essay, I always found myself short on time, and according to that MIT professor's analysis the biggest help to your score is writing a lot. Stream of conciousness? Maybe not, but write fast and try to make sense and make an argument. Debate club helps here, but it might be a bit late for that :-P. I got a 710 on this section. </p>
<p>So if any of these were your problems, that should hopefully help. Good luck!</p>
<p>I'm thinking of practicing SATs over summer...</p>
<p>My scores were messed up...
360 verbal
520 math
450 writing</p>
<p>that's bad</p>
<p>dont take prep classes, they're made for people trying to get from say a 1800 to 2100 (average to above average). they do absolutely nothing to get you into 2100+ scores.</p>