<p>Any reccommendations?</p>
<p>I didn’t have a dramatic increase (I had two weeks to study last SAT) but I went up from a 600 to a 640 by going over the essay. This did help with the essay increase: talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/645763-how-to-write-a-12-essay-in-just-10-days.html</p>
<p>Depending on when you are next taking your SAT, there are a lot of things you can do. First thing, review your score report and focus on the areas where you had the most trouble. This doesn’t mean you should neglect other areas, but that you should just do some in-depth study of the trouble areas (for me, I have trouble with passage reading in CR). If you don’t have a test preparation book, I’d go and check out Princeton Review’s Cracking the SAT from the library, as well as Master the SAT for additional practice tests.</p>
<p>However, if you can afford a tutor, go for it! It can only help you more. I’ve only had self-study so that’s all I can recommend from personal experience. </p>
<p>Practice writing daily and reading quickly.</p>
<p>Thank you! What are the good SAT Writing books out there though?</p>
<p>Is the Manhattan Sentence correction guide any good?</p>
<p>Bump</p>
<p>I’d say two things:<br>
- Make sure you are nailing all the multiple choice writing questions on practice tests, and studying those concepts.
- Have someone you trust (preferably an adult) review each of your practice essays. My D2 and I did this together, and I think it took only 3-4 essays before she kind of “got” what was wrong with her formatting, flow, etc. This is assuming you are a decent speller, have okay grammar, and can come up with examples to support your position.
- As a general comment, using literary or historical references as your example can help your essay score. Also, TAKE A SIDE. Do not waffle, no matter how much you can see both sides of the issue they are asking you to write on. PIck a side and state it in your opening paragraph, give three examples to support it, and conclude. </p>
<p>2 part erica meltzer…Erica meltzer grammar guide you through the multiple choice of the writing…It shows you all errors that exist in the test as well as exploitable weakness…I raised by almost 90 points from 500 to 590… Then the other one has almost 6 practice test… Which should boost your grade by another 180…</p>
<p>AND READ CLEARLY… and see what the setence is formulating into</p>
<p>Thanks! So, i Erica Meltzer’s guide tackles the hard questions?</p>
<p>DS had okay scores on WR doing sample tests. Hired a tutor for two hours ($70/hr) and got an 800. YMMV. </p>
<p>Eta: it’s the least important score of the 3. </p>
<p>Ok, it is quite easy to get a score between 700-800, but guaranteeing 780-800 is very very difficult because at some point, you are likely to make a careless error, or just not be able to decide between what is right and whats wrong. Even one of those questions can really screw up your chances of getting 780-800; each question is usually worth between 20 and 30 points. This means, you have to get 10 or above on all your essays (which I feel is very feasible), but tthe main problem would lie in extreme consistency. I would say that writing is a strong section for me, and I,myself, only got 740 and 750. Missed two questions each of the times. It is really unpredictable when you get into the 700s…</p>
<p>But, can you give tips for getting at least above 700?</p>
<p>@NOCEMSAWY I can’t second this enough: Erica Meltzer’s book. Boosted my (practice) score from a 720 constantly to just under 800 to 800 usually. But reading it isn’t enough; you have to actually study it for several hours to internalize the grammar. I annotated, highlighted, and scribbled all over mine until I “got it.” </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>