<p>So basically I have like three weeks-ish to improve my reading score from a 540 that I got on my last SAT 1 in october to a 600 that I wanna get this december </p>
<p>I got 650 on writing which I could improve by doing good on the essay. math was 760 which is good. Basically, I wanna get like 2100-ish to have a good chance of getting into my dream university.</p>
<p>Any tips on how I could do this?</p>
<p>buy the blue book and do all the reading section. Memorize large amount of vocab lists(2000 words +). Practice at least 2 hours a day. This might seem harsh, but your a senior( account profile) and you can’t afford to risk it and skip the hard work.</p>
<p>No offense wcao9311, but my entire school recieved the blue and red books for sat prep, and they were the biggest waste of money. The math is at the pre-algebra lvl and critical reading is a little better. You have a 1950 which is good depending on what college you want to go to. Your scores will also increase based on test experience, but there is nothing to really do now that you are a senior.</p>
<p>^Completely disagree with everything above poster said. The blue book contains 10 tests closest to the real thing. You have to use them EFFICIENTLY, meaning taking timed sections and completely understanding why you got a certain question wrong. As many CCers are aware, the first step of embarking on the quest of doing well on the SAT is learning the strategies then applying them. The latter is the harder part (know what latter and former mean for SAT writing).</p>
<p>You could improve your score as a senior, just take tests. Simple. and go over them. The more tests you take the better you get at taking the SAT. Its standardized, the same stuff tested 2007 is tested 2013, you will notice patterns on the test. I was mystified by how such a test with different identifying errors questions, different sets of math problems being tested, and different reading passages would help me for the next practice test I take. Answer is very vague but I suppose your "reasoning skills’ improve once you take that practice test and go over it and apply the same strategies efficiently and make sure to avoid the mistakes of the previous test.</p>
<p>Take ALOT of practice tests and make sure to go over them. I guarantee if you persistently do this from now till December (without overwhelming yourself) your score will increase.</p>
<p>(tip for writing, its doing well on the essay, not doing good, adverbs, look that up :)</p>
<p>I was in a very similar situation as you. I scored a 770 in math, a 590 in CR and a 620 in W. Over 3 weeks, I studied, using the BB (going through all 10 tests) and brought my score to a 680 Cr (which I later brought to a 760 with a bit more studying) and an 800 in W.</p>
<p>Just study a lot, and you can increase your score a lot.</p>
<p>My son was very happy with the Direct Hits books, which were recommended on CC by various posters. We also got him the online College Board SAT study guide/practice tests, which make it easier. I think the online version is supposed to be identical to the blue book, except there is analysis of your results which he found useful.</p>
<p>It’s very possible to raise yourself from a 540 to a 600. </p>
<p>I’m a senior at a school which has an sat average of 1100 on all three sections. I started my sat journey in late March of last year and took a diagnostic test that gave me a score of 1510. CR-540 W-530 M-440(Not my strongest subject…)</p>
<p>I practiced hard with the blue book and I got an 1850 620-CR 610M 620W</p>
<p>I didn’t practice for the october test and I went down slightly in CR and M but I got a 720 on the writing. So superscored I improved by 440 points</p>
<p>Please, like pretty please. Can anyone send me the ebook of the Blue book? I would be really greateful. Thank you :)</p>
<p>^ I think that would be illegal cause the blue book is copyrighted. Oder the blue book on amazon with overnight shipping(only 8 dollars more and worth the cost considering your time constraints).</p>
<p>I got the BB I used at my local library</p>