<p>Almost everyone has given up on my hopes and dreams to get into the states. My dream schools were WashU, Cornell, UPenn and Yale, however, due to me predictions of my Jan 2011 SAT score not being a score within the schools ranges ( a 2100-2200, maybe even less :O )
I really need to start putting in more work than ever on the May SAT. Then the Subject tests are another story.</p>
<p>I'm an international, residing in Canada, and I have about 4 months to prepare, not necessarily all over again, but to prepare in the sections which need the most practice. I've exhausted the Blue Book, and am not sure about which book I should use next. My predictions for this SAT would be; Math: 780 -750, CR: 720-670 ( if i'm lucky ) and WR: 750-700, all depends because for some questions, I had no clue where some of the errors were.</p>
<p>Therefore, I need the most help in writing techniques to find the error more quickly and accurately, and in reading to be faster, and to increase my range of vocabulary. I plan to read some classic literature books to improve my reading technique, but aside form that, i'm debating on which book I should use to practice for the SAT. My goal is a 2350, 800/750/800, and that needs a hell of a lot of practice.</p>
<p>I'm considering on buying Kaplan to just drill in those practice tests in WR and CR, but you tell me (: AND, what about for subject tests for Math 2, physics and chem. What books should I buy for those to practice with?</p>
<p>That SAT score is like the 50th percentiles for all the schools your applying to, except Yale maybe. Don’t worry about SAT once you got a 2100-2200, just get some good ECs.</p>
<p>However, I feel that such a score will hinder me from being accepted because I don’t want to be just average. I wanna feel like my SAT score will certainly not be the thing that gets me rejected, you know what I mean?</p>
<p>Anyways, you have some tips, any books you’d recommend?</p>
<p>Well my score atm is in that range too, but your CR seems to be the lowest, so why not try Direct Hits, and see if that bumps it up a good 50-60 points.</p>
<p>The tests in the Blue Book are the best, but its testing strategies are useless. Practicing an instrument for a long time doesn’t mean you’ll get good; you need a good teacher as well. I used the testing strategies outlined in the Princeton Review for this last SAT; I don’t know how I did on that, but they helped me tremendously on the practice tests. Good luck on the May SAT!</p>
<p>where could one find a list of these grammar rules?
I know most of them, or at least the ones outlined in Barrons 2400 and the Collegeboard, but there are some I don’t know of but am not sure where to find them in a clear review book.
Any suggestions?</p>
<p>and thanks guys for the support, I really need some luck on the May SAT, or hopefully the Jan SAT comes back with a miraculous 2250+ and I only have to worry about Subject Tests (:</p>