<p>would anyone know if we could get to see real SAT questions anywhere? just took the January international test and I am hoping to push CR up to the 700s (now 610)</p>
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<p>@GW3921 I meant like in the CC threads you can see each test people make this googledoc with the list of questions they’ve received do you know where I can find those links of the 2012/2013 tests?</p>
<p>Vocab is really easy. All you have to do is read a few classics with very dense, flowery prose (Jane Eyre, for instance. Lolita is good too.) and be comfortable with the vocab on there. If you do that, the sentence completions become a joke. Echoing what other posters have said, you need to be able to select details in passages quickly and deftly, i.e don’t get bogged down by unnecessary information. This is easy if you’re a good reader, but if you’re not, you should be one – just read NYTimes/challenging novels every day till SAT test day. For me, the SAT CR was a joke because my English classes were terribly time-consuming and challenging and so when I took the test, I didn’t have to read all the options to figure out the right answer: I didn’t have to look for the answer, the answer would find me!</p>
<p>Math is pretty easy, and I really can’t give advice to someone who struggles with it. The only piece of advice I can give to you is that you ought NOT to underestimate it. With practice, you can reach 750+ on practice tests but don’t be surprised if you end up with a 650.</p>
<p>It befuddles me that you only improved 40+ points by doing the entire blue book. I did about four practice tests, and I went from 1910 to 22xx. Are you looking at the explanations for EVERY wrong as well as right answer? This is crucial!</p>
<p>auctually the writing section is easier than the reading section if u practice a lot
to improve ur score in reading it would help if u were a avid reader since u were young</p>
<p>Yes, but other than processes that take years, are there any other ways to improve? </p>
<p>One of my favorite tools is in the princeton review book. There’s a chart before each subject (math, reading, writing) and it shows how many you need to answer correctly in order to get a specific score. This helped me immensely with math- my worst subject. Rather than looking at a terrifying 20 question section, I only had to conquer 18 in order to aim for a 650 (this takes into account that you may get some wrong), there’s other numbers of how many to answer for the other sections but I don’t remember them off the top of my head. Also, always fill in answers for all the math write-in ones! You don’t get points deducted for missing them! </p>
<p>Another method that really helped me (that you may already know) is to NOT READ THE ENTIRE READING PASSAGE. First, look at the questions. The first question can usually be answered by reading the small italic sentence above the passage. Then, go to the question that directs you to a specific line. Underline it. Read 10 lines above and below the area and answer the question. Once you’ve done all of them like this, you should be able to understand the main idea of the passage and answer the other questions. Tip: Remember the questions are posed in chronological order!</p>
<p>If anyone has time, please chance me! I’d be happy to give tips/chance you back: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1617448-chance-me-please-i-ll-chance-back.html?new=1”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1617448-chance-me-please-i-ll-chance-back.html?new=1</a></p>
<p>In the Creative Writing Section SCRUTINIZE EVERYTHING. Don’t think about why it’s right but why it’s wrong.
Read books that seem too hard for you and try to get comfortable with them. If you’re comfortable with Jane Austen then you can definitely tackle whatever’s on the SATs</p>
<p>Buy books from different companies and keep taking tests like the real test, Don’t take a section and rest but do the full test. If you have done the tests, retake them again. </p>
<p>Hey Everyone! I can’t thank all of you enough. I read all of your tips, and I think I am slowly improving. Thanks guys! </p>
<p>@ Mandalorian - would it be considered cheating to download and store SAT programs to your calculator and use them during the test like you suggested above?</p>
<p>+100 in a month is VERY doable. Here are a few tips to you and anyone else in a similar position:</p>
<p>1) At this point you are probably best focusing on Math and Writing. I have found that they are the two most “elastic” sections as they are mostly about learning the rules and formulas they test and then applying them. In general, you want to focus on areas where there more potential for improvement.</p>
<p>2) There is really no such thing as not improving on the SAT. You may get stuck at a plateau for a bit, and you may score lower on a particular practice test, but I would attribute this to variance more than anything else. </p>
<p>3) Do not bother cramming or studying vocab at this point. There’s just too much out there and most of it probably won’t be on the test anyway. if anything, you might wanna do a quick crash course in Greek and Latin roots.</p>
<p>4) Get your hands on every REAL practice test out there and make sure you have taken all of them. Go through the questions you missed (in timed sections) and categorize them. </p>
<p>For instance, in sentence completion they will either 2-blank or 1-blank questions. For math they could be dealing with polynomial functions or geometry. For reading they could be Main Point or Inference questions. Look for your specific weaknesses and then ruthlessly eradicate them. </p>
<p>5) Study EVERY DAY. Even if it’s just 30 minutes on an “off day”, this will help a lot.</p>
<p>6) Relax. Taper down your studying regime the week before the test, and the day before, you don’t want to do much more than a few practice problems. Coming in to the test relaxed instead of stressed can add up to 50 points on your score, and the chance that extra study would have helped a day or two before the test is EXTREMELY low.</p>
<p>Work hard! Best of luck</p>
<p>^I’m not sure I agree with point 1 above. In my experience, there is a lot that can be learned from continued review of CR. All the rest of the advice is spot on.</p>
<p>CR is, in my opinion, hardest to improve on. I think that it is definitely more productive at this stage to focus on grammar rules and writing. </p>
<p>For math, focus on getting faster. This means taking as many practice math tests as you can. </p>
<p>For writing, work on memorizing your grammar rules and making your essay as long as possible. When I first took my SAT, I filled up the whole two pages; the next time I focused on making it as good as possible instead and dropped 40 points. </p>
<p>For reading, I’d recommend working on your vocabulary. It really helps. </p>
<p>That’s how I raised my score 90 points. I hope it works for you. :)</p>
<p>Guys! In the recent March SAT 2014, I received a score of 1350 (Math + Critical Reading)! I reached my goal and I’m soo happy. Thank you all for replying! </p>
<p>practice practice practice</p>
<p>@Mandalorian you cannot use anything higher than an 84 on the SAT and downloading programs is cheating. However it is not cheating to, for example, program your own pythagorean theorem formula into your calculator.</p>
<p>@frokost congrats on reaching your goal!
What do you think was most helpful in raising your SAT scores?</p>
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You can use up to an 89!</p>