Improving an 1870 >>> 2100 ?

Test Preparation
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<p>I got a 1870 in the January 26th exam with some minimal prep.
CR: 570
Math: 580
Writing: 720, 10 essay</p>

<p>Honestly, I'm willing to dedicate as much time as I can to improve my score to a 2100. I plan on retaking the test this upcoming June.</p>

<p>Right now I ordered the Chungs math workbook, I have the BB, and Barrons. I also got Direct Hits volume 1. So I'm pretty much covered for math and vocab but I am pretty stuck on CR passages. </p>

<p>Do you guys have any tips or are there any good CR books? Is it possible for me to improve my score if I put in the time?</p>

<p>I'm a junior and currently I have a 3.92 unweighted GPA and I'd like to go to schools such as NYU or UCLA.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>heyy I got an 1890 in December with a 600 reading, 610 math and a 680 writing 9 essay.</p>

<p>I retook the SAT in january and got a 2090 with a 690 reading, 670 math and a 730 writing 11 essay!! </p>

<p>I took the time I had during winter break to study SAT words and to take old practice SAT’s (loook for the torrent files online) and the practice really paid off as you can see!
I’ll be retaking it in May though. Shooting for a 2100+</p>

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<p>I don’t know good specific CR books, but read more books in general and try to think simply while answering passage-based questions.
If you can, also get Direct Hits Volume 2 (“toughest vocabulary”) because I found that more helpful that Volume 1 when it came to words I didn’t know before.
Princeton Review is my preferred brand for overall SAT review but McGraw Hill is also very comfortable to work with.</p>

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<p>For math, use the books by Dr. Warner and Dr. Jung.
Here are the links:
[Amazon.com:</a> 28 SAT Math Lessons to Improve Your Score in One Month - Advanced Course: For Students Currently Scoring Above 600 in SAT Math and Want to Score 800 (9781481019330): Steve Warner Ph.D.: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Math-Lessons-Improve-Score-Month/dp/1481019333/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1361125681&sr=1-3&keywords=steve+warner]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/Math-Lessons-Improve-Score-Month/dp/1481019333/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1361125681&sr=1-3&keywords=steve+warner)
[Dr</a>. John Chung’s SAT Math: John Chung: 9781439234976: Amazon.com: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Dr-John-Chungs-SAT-Math/dp/1439234973/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1361125726&sr=1-1&keywords=jung+sat+math]Dr”>http://www.amazon.com/Dr-John-Chungs-SAT-Math/dp/1439234973/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1361125726&sr=1-1&keywords=jung+sat+math)</p>

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<p>I moved from an 1870(CR 560 M 710 WR 600) to a 2130(CR 620 M 780 WR 730. All I did was Practice Princeton Reviews, Barron’s 2400 and most importantly the blue book. CR was the most difficult for me to improve as you can see but goodluck.</p>