<p>In order to be considered for a scholarship in the University of Miami, you need at least a 1350 CR+math. I got 710 CR, 620 M (which I'm actually proud of! went up 100 pts), and 700 writing. I need to get this up to at least 1400 so I can get a substantial scholarship, and go to my dream school :D</p>
<p>I am in great need of tips, and advise to improve. Should I work on improving reading, sinceI love reading and math and I don't get along, or should I work on math, since I heard it's easier to bring up?</p>
<p>I'm just looking for advise in general, I'm freaking out a little, and january is my last chance. </p>
<p>So sorry for not seeing the topic. I stopped reading when you said 710 CR. My advice: work on maths. It’s so easy. You can get 800 with no effort at all.</p>
<p>In my case, I’m a total nerd and love reading:P I think that helped quite a lot.</p>
<p>but mathhh!!! how can anyone get an 800 in math?!
I mean, I did study for it last time and it went up, but it’s just so tedious o_o but yes I think I’ll have no choice…Many schools lack appreciation for the low math score…</p>
<p>I’m just planning on taking the 8 practice tests I have left on the blue book… if anyone has further advise…</p>
<p>Perhaps it’s just the place of birth. In Asia, maths is simple. In America, since the only books you read are in English already, it’s no doubt your CR skills are better than ours. I’m a Canadian but I still find CR impossible, although I’m perfectly fine in Writing. Maths… lol. It’s simpler than we thought. We were surprised. We as in my year group at my school. Lol.</p>
<p>In my opinion, CR is stupid. Honestly, I doubt anyone besides those who memorize dictionary definitions know what elucidate means. This is just one of many words that are unknown to us. I read a lot of English books but I’ve never come across ‘elucidate’…</p>
<p>I have the same problem! I got a 700 reading 640 math and 710 writing. I love reading but i can’t stand math. Does anyone have suggestions on how to bring up math scores?</p>
<p>MrP:
I’ve been in local schools in Hong Kong my whole life and I got 780 in CR. Yes, it’s harder for ESL students, but nothing is “inherited”.</p>
<p>As for Tegvl62, my experience is that when someone has above 700 in a section, whether he improves in it largely depends on luck. Work on your math.</p>
<p>I have yet to take the SAT (taking it in January) but I did take the PSAT and scored a 79 in math (translates to a 790 in SAT terms) so I’ll try to help.</p>
<p>1) Did you take the PSAT? If you did, it really helps to look over the “type” of questions that you missed on the test. For example, when I looked over my sophomore year test, I realized that all my missed questions were in probability/geometry categories. So I studied those intensively, and brought up my PSAT score from a 64 last year to a 79 this year.</p>
<p>2) PRACTICE TESTS: BLUE BOOK… DO THEM! I can’t stress enough how important taking practice tests are and how they help your score. Make sure you time yourself accordingly, and if you want, just do the math sections of each test (although it would obviously be much better to do the whole test).</p>
<p>3) Dumb Luck: Sometimes luck can make a huge difference on the SAT… you may score much higher the second time around just because of this factor. But don’t depend on it! This is why the first two methods are much more reliable.</p>
<p>Actually, there’s another factor that has undoubtedly helped me in the reading section–my native language is Spanish. The Latin roots of many Spanish and English words help me imply the meaning of odd, unheard-of words. for example, I was able to infer what elucidate was because it sounded like a Spanish word which means the same thing. it helps very much indeed.</p>
<p>Herunar, thanks for the insight, I hadn’t considered that it will probably be a LOT harder to improve in reading…</p>
<p>alihaq717 thank you very muchhh:) I believe I only took my PSATs once, but I thought I was cool back then and guessed my way through it haha. All that lack of effort I have to pay for now…my senior year ughh…</p>
<p>MrPropaganda & Herunar- wow, how many HKers are on this thread? Hahaha.</p>
<p>Anyway, OP- definitely work on the math. Practice tests are the way to go, but I also find that prep books help quite a bit. I haven’t taken the SAT yet, but I got a 70 on PSAT math with a little bit of math prep (I find that’s my weakest suit. What a bad Asian I am).</p>
haha</p>
it helps very much indeed.</p>