<p>Hi I got a 149 on my PSAT. I really need help on the SAT. How do I improve? I have the blue book and Barron's 2400. I am taking the SAT on May 3, 2014.</p>
<p>What subject(s) are you struggling with?</p>
<p>Just a suggestion, put the Barron’s 2400 away for now. Not to sound mean, but that book is intended for people who already score fairly high on the SAT, and it’ll be very difficult to follow for someone with a 1490. And to be honest, it’s not even that good, IMO. I tried it for a while and didn’t get past the first couple chapters. Instead, I’d suggest starting with Princeton Review, which is intended for a more general audience.</p>
<p>@MITer94
Sadly all of them 
490 in cr and writing 500 in math</p>
<p>@ivanov2014 Yea I have heard that before. “Barrons is for people that score high people that are aiming for 220-2400”</p>
<p>I think with that low of a score, you’re going to need a lot more than just the Princeton Review. This test is too difficult for you. Have you had any honors or AP classes? Can you figure out math formulas that apply to problems in front of you? Get some private tutors. Are you international?<br>
Seriously, you need to be “in” class. At this point, you would not be able to get decent grades in your college classes.</p>
<p>Hi I am an international student. I’d like to know about any kind of university offering studies in Economics…I’d like to know about any university in the USA offering full tuition + fees or even better full ride scholarship . I have a GPA of 3.9 + / 4.0 in the best high school here in Albania and I also had my SAT in November and I had a 700 Math , 400 CR and 530 Writing with an Essay of 8. Anyway I am going to give SAT again in January and I hope getting a 750 + in Math / 500 + CR and 570-670 Writing with an essay of 10. I want to know about all universities offering full tuition + fees or full ride scholarships with a GPA of 3.9+ and CR+M score of 1250±–1350 in 2 sections. Please let me know</p>
<p>hygens this is definitely not the right thread for that question.</p>
<p>@Daminus–do the Blue Book tests and focus on accuracy for now. Make sure that when you check your answers, you’re actually learning from your mistakes. On the CR, can you see why you got the answer wrong and why the credited response was stronger? What’s your strategy in reading the passage and answering questions? A general observation: students tend to spend way too much time reading the passage and way too little time reading and answering the questions. Have an idea in your mind of what the answer should be or do before you look at the answer choices. They’re all designed to sound kind of good, so don’t just read them thinking the right answer is going to hit you in the eye. Obviously, look up vocabulary you don’t know, but I feel that students over-focus on vocabulary versus the reading comprehension in CR.</p>
<p>@charlucas
Thank you solid advice. I just took my first SAT practice test from blue book and got a 1480. Right now I am reviewing my answers on Critical reading and learning definitions of vocab.</p>
<p>The most important thing to remember when preparing is to ONLY use questions you know are by College Board, like from the blue book or their website. Questions by other companies don’t necessarily follow the same patterns or concepts being tested as the real SAT, which means you would be developing the wrong set of skills to answer questions.</p>
<p>Another thing to keep in mind is quality over quantity; since the test is standardized, it is much better to meticulously review through a few tests than to take tens of practice tests. Also, a trick when reviewing is to look over your right answers as well; see why you answered them right in the first place so you can make sure you get similar ones right again.</p>
<p>Good luck on your test prep, and I hope you get the score you’re aiming for :D</p>
<p>@alone555
Thank you so much for you support and advice. :)</p>