I need to raise my SAT score go from a 1480 to a 1900+. Help please!(SUNY Stony Brook

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<p>I am not a very good big test taker like this, and I usually get reallyyyyyy nervous and I just put an answer I think without thinking much of it because I start thinking "Don't second guess or over think the answer, it will bother you later and screw you over."</p>

<p>I had a 420 on Critical reading, 590 on math, and a 470 on grammar....or 580 on math and 480 on grammar...</p>

<p>I have an SA book, what do I do?</p>

<p>P.S. Does anyone know anything about SUNY Stony Brook? I'm a senior, and no one with my GPA and current SAT score got accepted, anyone with an SAT score 1820+ got accepted.</p>

<p>I never took an honors class, except last year and I took AP theory and got a 3(although I want t retake it because I know I am a 4 or 5 student...just got nervous...again, I would get 4s on the practice APs!) I am also taking AP Environmental Science, AP Stat., and Chemistry honors.</p>

<p>Would those help me at all? I am also doing NYSSMA and I probably doing All States(if colleges care for that), and doing Chamber orchestra, and might do Pit Orchestra again as a violinist. I started doing Chamber last year. I also used to do track, but I stopped 2 years ago.</p>

<p>I plan to take an SAT prep class...anything else?</p>

<p>I also heard if you never took the Chemistry Regents, most SUNY schools won't accept you, is this school? What if I haven't taken the physics regents? Would they still accept me or should I take a class outside of school(I don't want to spend the extra money if it doesn't matter though.)</p>

<p>Thank You!(This is why I need a 1900+ on my SAT if you were wondering...)</p>

<p>P.S.S</p>

<p>My GPA at the moment is a 89.19. On my ACT I got a 21...and I want to do early decision and sending in a form saying if I get accepted I will definitely go to that college.(I'm not sure if that's the same thing as early decision, and if early decision is just like September-November and maybe December........</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Reading - No tricks to this. Study DH/PR lists at least and practice passage A LOT.
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/750399-how-attack-sat-critical-reading-section-effectively.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/750399-how-attack-sat-critical-reading-section-effectively.html&lt;/a&gt;
Math - Learn all the concepts you don’t understand. Use Dr. Chung’s for Level 4/5 problems.
Writing - Understand all the grammar concepts. There are many good guides.
Essay - <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/645763-how-write-12-essay-just-10-days.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/645763-how-write-12-essay-just-10-days.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Take the full-length test at home MANY times.</p>

<p>If you are really dedicated then you will not have a problem scoring 1900+</p>

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<p>Thank you…I Googled DH/PR list and I got different things…what is it?</p>

<p>Also, I never understood, how does reading help? If I don’t know the meaning of the word it will go over my head and I would just read it like I know the meaning, and I doubt a book has enough words in it for me to remember vocabulary words…How much reading should I do? Will reading have to be my life and would I have to be a book worm?</p>

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<p>No reading is just a hobby that may or may not help someone with the SAT reading. If someone who read books 3 hours a day spent 3 hours a day doing SAT reading sections for like 3 years then they would get an 800 on the CR section like nothing.</p>

<p>DH - Direct Hits Vocab List
PR - Princeton Review Hot words
RR - Rocket Review Word lists</p>

<p>Go through those and you should be ok. You can try Baron’s 3500 in addition to those to solidify a 18+/19, but I wouldn’t recommend it, you have much more to work on.</p>

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<p>^ what a 3hee passage lol</p>

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<p>What would be a good daily study plan? How much time should I put in it a day?</p>

<p>I have the SAT barrons book.</p>

<p>I might take an SAT prep class as well.</p>

<p>If I take the SAT prep class, how many hours should I put in a day for each section?</p>

<p>If I don’t take the SAT prep class, how many hours should I put in a day for each section?</p>

<p>Try to think of a good max, for days I might not be able to study, for example maybe I can’t study for the SAT because I have too much homework, or something with work or a family issue.</p>

<p>I plan on taking the SAT in October or November, but most likely, I will NOT be taking the October SAT…</p>

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<p>Toby: if you don’t take October SAT, there is no chance of you EDing to STONY.</p>

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<p>Why not? I asked my guidance counselor and he said I can do that, but I should start applying now.</p>

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<p>SB is a science school, primarily. What do you want to study there? It doesn’t seem that you’re a science person. If it’s psych, the lack of sciences might not be such a big deal.</p>

<p>If you’re taking Honors Chem now, you’ll take the Regents in June. I assume you’ve taken Bio and Earth Science? Have you taken physics but just not the Regents?</p>

<p>One option for you might be to go to Suffolk CC or Nassau CC, depending on where you live, for a year and then transfer in to SBU.</p>

<p>It’s funny, my H went to SBU and none of my kids wants to go anywhere near the place because they’re afraid he’ll show up on their doorstep.</p>

<p>My D is 6 hours away and next one is in his room filling out his Common App after telling me SBU is NOT on his list unless I confiscate H’s car.</p>