<p>I just got back my SAT scores from the 6/4 test. Is it possible to go from a 1900 (740 Math, 550 Critical Reading, 610 Writing) to let's say 2200 (800 Math, 720 Writing, 680 Critical Reading)? If so, how?</p>
<p>My nephew went from a 1900+ in January (I think) to a 2310 in June. No prep for the first sitting. Worked with a tutor for the second sitting.</p>
<p>Sophomore year I took a Princeton Review course and at the end of my course I scored a 1850 on the final practice test. I spent the next 1-2 months before the test studying vocab and taking TONS of practice tests. I ended up scoring a 2150 on the actual SAT. I’d say if you want to improve your score by 300 points, you definitely need to force yourself to take practice tests (time them and everything) until you reach your goal.</p>
<p>Anything is possible. I went from 2130 to 2320 with 3 days of prep (though I prepared around 10 days for the first time I took it). I just took old SAT tests (blue book+qas if u can get them). I would aim to do each section in 10-15 minutes. This allows you to practice for speed and saves time (I was able to do 5 full tests with no essays in 1 day). For CR, I would just suggest making flash cards of all the DH vocab words. For math, just do all problems without a calculator and try to do them as fast as you can. For writing, I would suggest just learning all the rules. There are a few common ones that are always tested on the “hard” questions such as parallelism. I used Rocket Review to learn the grammar and I thought it was very helpful. For the essay, I didn’t write any practice essays. You may choose to write/outline a few outlines. The thread with how to write a 12 essay was really helpful in my opinion. Good luck!</p>
<p>I got a 1970 the first time I took my SAT and then a 2120 this past June. It’s a 150 point jump, which is half of what you want, but I still am going to take it one more time in October. I purchased the collegeboard online SAT course and took the pre-test and did badly, around a 1700. And then did the lessons. After that I took the practice tests which helped a lot. But my scores on the practice tests are always lower than my actual scores. It is really easy to increase your writing score. I’m pretty sure it’s the easiest to increase since there are around 14 rules on the writing section that you have to know. And if you research essay examples (one a day so you have around sixty by the time summer ends!) then your writing score is bound to go up. So I think if you just dedicate time during the summer you will improve your score. That’s what I plan on doing (:</p>
<p>I went from a 2000 on the SAT this past November to a 34 (equiv. to roughly 2270) on the ACT this June, which is more or less what you are looking for. To be honest, the bulk of my studying occurred before I took any of the tests. I took a one-on-one prep class with my English tutor during my first semester of junior year, during which I would take individual half-hour or so tests and receive critique on my problem solving tactics and explanations for wrong answers. I think that this is the most important thing. All the SAT and the ACT are are the exact same questions given over and over, just asked in slightly different ways. What this means is that if you are making a mistake and not realizing it, you are going to get the question that deals with that concept wrong every single time you take the test. So, although I realize that tutoring may not be an option for many, I stress the importance of seeing and becoming familiar with every concept that you will encounter on the tests, and this is something you can do without a tutor. Get your hands on as many tests as you can and just practice, practice, practice. Be careful, though, not to burn yourself out. If you’re ****ed off at the SAT, it won’t be nice to you either! And get tons of sleep before the test (don’t cram!!)</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>I went from 21xx to 23xx, it’s possible</p>
<p>Out of curiosity guys where should get thepractice tests from everyone says something different
I’ve finished 7 out of 8 of the BB
I have the 12 Kaplan but supposedly there too easy
SOO?</p>
<p>Personally I think the blue book is the best, but those are the only ones I used. 2130-2310</p>
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<p>Yes! It is absolutely possible.</p>
<p>I scored 1960 on my first practice test (frosh year). Used the CB Official Study Guide fervently in the summer before junior year. I’ve always found CR to be my weak point, so I bought Direct Hits for vocab. </p>
<p>If you finish all ten tests from CB, I recommend going back to the earlier tests and carefully redoing each problem. This time around, focus on finding why each wrong answer is wrong (“Why is this the incorrect answer?”) instead of trying to identify the correct answer. Process of elimination is your friend :)</p>
<p>Although my scores were plateauing around the 2300s, I scored 2370 on the real thing.</p>
<p>No prep classes, just lots and lots of practice. Good luck!</p>
<p>June 2010 practice test at library—1950
July 2010 practice test BB-----2150
October 2010 PSAT-----224
March 2011 SAT-----2270
June 2011 SAT------2370</p>
<p>I know for a fact that if you pick up a grammar guide your sat writing could be an 800 (at least for the multiple choice portion). The math could be an 800 as your 740 was probably a result of silly mistakes. And critical reading goes up with practice. So go through the blue book. Last year I took a practice PSAT test for writing and got a 490 on it. By the time I was done with the grammar book I had a 760 on the real deal (two errors due to not reading carefully!). So it can an will happen.</p>
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