<p>when i say terrible, I mean it. My score was only in the 1500s, so you guys have any tips I can really do during this summer? I really want to shine and do good on my next exam in october.</p>
<p>I would recommend getting some books and studying maybe for like an hour a day over the summer. Reading is a big part, a lot of people have been telling me to read the economist and it seems like if i wasn’t good at the verbal section, it would be a big help for me</p>
<p>Get the collegeboard blue book for the SAT and do the practice tests and go over the explanations for wrong answers.</p>
<p>Yeah I read a few topics below and I was planning to read The Economist as well. I own the blue collegeboard book, but I haven’t really used it much. I will though, during this summer.</p>
<p>Depends on how much time you have. My score increased by about 210 points just because I matured during my junior year. Other than that, just keep chugging along and practicing. Keep in mind you just might not be a great test taker, and in that case no amount of practice will help unless you fix whatever is preventing you from being good at standardized tests.</p>
<p>1500 is the national average.</p>
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<p>But it is low at most colleges.</p>
<p>I went from 1510 to a 1810 (300 points) by working with a tutor through the CB blue book. We would go through each practice test together and he would explain anything I did not understand.</p>
<p>Mind I still consider my 1810 low but I am not sure if I can get it higher.</p>