<p>I took my SATs for the first time last month and scored 650M 670W and 650 CR. 1970</p>
<p>I'm planning a retake this oct but i have no idea where to go from here. Is it still possible for me to raise my score to a 2100 in these few short months I have left? </p>
<p>I started studying 12 days before my last SAT, working on the entire BB, PR, and mc graw books. Should I redo these tests or find other material to work on?</p>
<p>I'm also planning to purchase the direct hits ebook online as it is not available in any bookstores around. I have heard rave reviews about dr john chung's sat math, but it simply takes too long for the book to arrive if ordered online and shipped. (1month++) are there any good math ebooks for the SAT? or any websites that provide loads of practice for Hard math questions? (I missed most of the hard questions) </p>
<p>Focus your study. Look at what you missed and WHY you missed it. Are you weak in a particular few subject areas? Study those. Are you missing the hard questions across all areas? Look at your mistakes. The hard questions often incorporate common thinking errors to create wrong answer choices. You make a common mistake and find the answer that matches that mistake among the answer choices. Are you impatient? Do you overlook details? Do you misread questions? Remember also that the hardest questions often require at you see shortcuts or that you find creative solutions that go beyond trying to grind out the answer using textbook routines.</p>
<p>I raised my own score 200 points in 28 hours of study using a Kaplan study guide, but I think there are lots of good guides out there. The key to my improvement was that I went back and studied all the math I learned earlier and then forgot.</p>
<p>Another student I knew raised his score 700 points overall (300 points of that in math) in two months by learning English. He was newly arrived in the US from the Middle East and the two months of intensive training really paid off. Remember, the Math questions and answers are often presented in words, not with diagrams and equations. I could tell he was a smart student even though his practice test scores were horrible. His verbal scores were actually lower that they would have been if he had left all the answers blank. I noticed that all his wrong answer choices were the second best answer. It was clear he had the right idea of the answer, he just didn’t have command of the language.</p>
<p>Take lots of practice tests. Use them to guide your study. Don’t worry about the scores, worry about understanding what they can tell you about what you need to study and what kind of thinking mistakes you are likely to make when you are working under test conditions.</p>
<p>alright thanks guys. I will definitely take everything into consideration. But somehow I just find it so odd that I can handle higher level mathematics and yet the SAT math is able to screw me up so badly. </p>
<p>I suppose I lack critical thinking skills. And if its not too much of a trouble, can you guys please suggest any liberal arts colleges that would accept an international with scores like mine?</p>
<p>im an international who went from 1770 on the may sat to 2070 on the june sat so its more than possible…pm me if u want some past sats in pdf form…</p>
<p>hey huss182, it would be great if you could send me those sat papers. Btw congratulations too on the amazing score, I hope I’ll do that well too in my retake.</p>
<p>I’m an international and I went from 2000 to 2100. Practice a lot and target your weak areas- for me, it was math. Work smart, and use techniques in the maths sections. For example, plug in random numbers or work backwards from the answer. It’s definitely possible, good luck!</p>