<p>I got a 750 the first time in CR. I know that's a good score (although maybe not by CC standards). The problem is, I didn't study or prepare the first time, so I don't know what I did wrong or right. Is there anything I can do to get a perfect score the next time? Any particular vocab lists I can go through or books I should buy?</p>
<p>Any advice would be appreciated.</p>
<p>Anyone? 10char</p>
<p>practice i guess. i have the same problem you do. i get like 750-770s (like 2 wrong over 3 CR sections, but i cant seem to get an 800).</p>
<p>take your SAT book and a measure of wheat mixed with your finest oil, as well as a yearling kid without blemish. set them on the altar of your coffeemaker and give them to ETS as a burnt offering, as the the aroma will be pleasing to Them.</p>
<p>translated, it’s luck, man.</p>
<p>^It’s not completely luck - I got an 800 on the PSAT and both SATs I’ve taken…</p>
<p>I always underline the passage and summarize the paragraphs in the margins. I think this works for me mainly because it makes sure that I am paying attention to what I am reading. When I started doing this it raised my score from 700-750 to 800s about half of the time.</p>
<p>I never looked at vocabulary lists, I think they’re really boring and a waste of time. I would advise you to read A LOT. Read the newspaper each morning, quality books or whatever you feel like as long as you are reading every day, preferably for at least 30 minutes. It’s a lot more enjoyable way to expand your vocabulary without thinking about it.</p>
<p>For me, the boost into the 770-800 range came when I started experimenting with the Barron’s 2400 method.</p>
<p>It depends what you missed? Did you get the student answering service for the last test?</p>
<p>If it’s vocab that hurts you I recommend looking at the Sparknotes SAT Prep site, it’s got a list of 250 words that show up often (or 1000 difficult words that show up not quite as often)</p>
<p>KansasKid, I read all the time anyway. The underlining and summarizing seem like a good idea - but do they take a lot of time?</p>
<p>112358 - The book? I guess I could buy that if it really helps.</p>
<p>rk33 - I don’t know if it’s vocab. I got a couple of answers wrong on the long passages because I got confused - more than one of the answers seemed right.</p>
<p>IBFootballer - ■■■■■. Maybe I should just pray for an hour on the day of the test instead.</p>
<p>No it really shouldn’t take you that much time. You don’t have to even write a sentence for the summary, just a couple of words that describe the paragraph. e.g. “Childhood example” or “contrasting viewpoints.” Mainly it’s just to make you stop and think about what you’ve just read.</p>
<p>I’d try it during a practice test and see if it boosts your score without slowing you down too much. Usually I still had 5 minutes or so at the end of each Reading section.</p>