<p>So I took it in May: 2170 Now I got the Oct score: 2140
What I did in between was review some vocab and took MANY practice tests (QnAs, online course, BB2, etc.) and reviewed the questions I had trouble with after I took it.</p>
<p>How the heck did I end up doing worse? Please, when you respond, back up your answer with evidence. No more unsupported assertions that might steer me in the wrong direction again. </p>
<p>The only reason I can think of myself: Because I did not review CR properly? I reviewed without answer explanations for most of the tests. There were questions I didnt understand why it was the correct answer still after reviewing. As for M and WR, I guess I forgot the material after I reviewed because there were semi-long intervals between when I studied for SAT. But this is only my guess.. Help?? :(</p>
<p>To the OP: The same scenario with me. I also took tests (IDK alot of tests though) and thought i “reviewed” the CR section. It turns out my CR score stayed the same because im pretty sure i reviewed the questions but thought that i fully understood the questions when in fact i didn’t as it turned out to be. For CR, I try to review but just don’t understand why some are wrong. To be honest, it’s very hard to understand why CR questions are wrong and there’s no set of rules to help guide one through the section. What im saying is CR review should be taken more intensely, as you obviously know. If you don’t understand one question, just stare at it for hours, if need be, and figure out a reason why that question is correct AND why those types of questions have those types of answers.
Knowing why you got a question is different from thinking you know why you got a question wrong.</p>
<p>you should be able to tell why the answer you put down is right and why the correct answer is right.
The critical reading section is not a matter of finding the right answer, it is a manner of finding the wrong answers.
The easiest answrs to elimenate are always the ones that are extreme or completed unrelated to the passage. The hardest ones to eliminate have to do with the passage, but are not related fully to the quesiton or not fully supported by the passage.
Also, what makes some of the hardest questions is that the answer is very subtle and has little to do with the passage of as a whole, and is only in one or two lines out of the entire passage.
Another hard question type is inferring/ sugesting. YOu have to remember these inferences should be supported by the passage, the inference is not that big of a stretch from what is actually stated in the passage.</p>
<p>@fresh: um, dude. You have no idea. I spent an grossing overabundance of time trying to figure out why a certain answer was right… and a lot of times I still didnt.</p>
<p>i think you should step back and realize that nothing guarantees a certain score except which answers you bubbled on test day. i’m not saying those practice tests were worthless. even though you scored lower this time, i don’t need to tell you that you are more apt to take the test now than before. things like this happen all the time. i worked on this test for a while, but my score fluctuates considerably depending on the test. sometimes i don’t remind myself to keep focus throughout the test. sometimes the critical reading passages are slightly more difficult for me (maybe i’m more interested in music than language, or more used to anecdotes than scientific articles).</p>
<p>what it comes down to is that you need to forget everything about how some being of moral justice is going to always give you that score you want if you just work a certain amount. i suggest you try to pinpoint the types of questions you miss and work on those–thats all you can do, work harder. but work smart, too. it took me a year to realize my essays were horrible (i relied on MC) and that i needed to just spend time going through prompts in my head and practice thinking on my feet. </p>
<p>idk, i’m just giving some personal ideas… definitely try isolating your mistakes and listening to noitaraperp lol</p>
<p>IF you can consistenly score high on the SAT’s, then you can be tired all you want and still achieve the high score again. It’s not like fatigue decreases your math, CR, and W ability.</p>
<p>@fresh: I find this really true for Math. I do well no matter how concentrated/tired I am. But yes fatigue definitely does have some effect (obviously)</p>
<p>@momo:CR increased slightly, M stayed about the same, WR dropped a lot</p>