My SAT is on October 3 and I have almost one month to study for it, I have bought Veritas Prep 2400 on demand, but is it possible and how much should I study to inrease my score by 250 points.
Thanks very much
Here. There is no reason why you’d use Veritas Prep when you have real OFFICIAL tests to work on:
Links:
- 2003-2004 practice (7 sections only): http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/sat/satguide/SAT_Full.pdf
Scoring: http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/sat/satguide/sat_score_2003.pdf - 2004-2005 practice (7 sections only): http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/sat/satguide/SAT_full_0405.pdf
Answers: http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/sat/satguide/SAT_score_0405.pdf - 2004-2005 (answers included, same as OOSC #6): http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/prof/counselors/tests/sat/sat-prep-book-stu.pdf
- May 2002 (7 sections only): http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/sat/html/may2002/sat_may02.pdf
- October 2001 (7 sections only): http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/sat/html/may2002/sat_oct01.pdf
- 2002-2003 Verbal (only 3 sections): http://web.archive.org/web/20030609052201/http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/sat/satguide/SAT_Verbal.pdf
Answers: http://web.archive.org/web/20030609070112/http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/sat/satguide/SAT_Score.pdf - 2002-2003 Math (only 3 sections): http://web.archive.org/web/20030307231714/http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/sat/satguide/SAT_Math.pdf
Answers: http://web.archive.org/web/20030609070112/http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/sat/satguide/SAT_Score.pdf - 2011-2012: https://satonlinecourse.collegeboard.com/SR/digital_assets/assessment/pdf/F4D31AB0-66B4-CE32-00F7-F5405701F413-F.pdf
Instructions: https://satonlinecourse.collegeboard.com/SR/digital_assets/pdfs/eri/scoring_2011-2012.pdf - 2010-2011 (same as 2014-2015): https://satonlinecourse.collegeboard.com/SR/digital_assets/assessment/pdf/0833A611-0A43-10C2-0148-CC8C0087FB06-F.pdf
Instructions: https://satonlinecourse.collegeboard.com/SR/digital_assets/pdfs/eri/scoring_2010-2011.pdf - 2007-2008: http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/prof/counselors/tests/sat/2007-08_sat_preparation_booklet.pdfm
Books:
- Blue Guide 1st edition (ISBN: 0874479797) Has 11 tests
- Blue Guide 2nd edition (ISBN: 0874478529) Has 9 repeated tests from 1st edition plus 1 new one which is the first test in the book.
- 5 Real SATs (ISBN: 0874475112) Has 3 tests
- 8 Real SATs (ISBN: 0874475503) Has the 3 tests from #3 plus 3 new ones
- 10 Real SATs (ISBN: 0874475678) There are two dated tests in #5 which were in both #2 & #3, plus 8 new tests
- 10 Real SATs Second Edition (ISBN: 0874476542) Has all #4 tests plus 2 new
- 10 Real SATs Third Edition (ISBN: 0874477050) repeats 8 from #4 & #6, has 2 new tests
Total test materials: 35
CREDIT: xiggi (http://web.archive.org/web/20060522003242/http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=81979)
I agree that you are using bad prep, but I’ll be nicer about it. I improved my SAT score 120 points in a week (in comparison to my practice SATs) so I think it is definitely possible if you study hard enough. The score range you’re at now can be tough to break through, but study the specific types of question you keep getting wrong and your score should improve.
While I do agree with @BeCambridge , some books may aid you in your studies.
The Official SAT Study Guide (essential)
Pwn the SAT Math (really helpful but optional)
Erica Meltzers Ultimate Guide to Grammar (nearly essential)
Erica Meltzers Critical Reader (not AS good, but helpful)
Direct Hits (optional)
Again, reference books are great but they are used as supplements to know methods of answering questions. DH is also a very bad option. It has already been proved that DH provides very fruitless results, or else, quoting, scores would have exponentiated.
Yeah I went from a 1620 to a 1980 from March to June SAT, so more time than you but a bigger jump.
Spend at least an hour, i’d say around 2 a day on prep. Use CBBB and just take practice tests… I also recommend using Barron’s Math and Barron’s Writing workbooks. It gives you more practice and information on topics tested on the SAT. Just take alot of practice tests and when you’re done go back and review, making sure to work through the problems you missed.
I have another friend that went from a 1940 to a 2190 in the same time frame as me, but he put in at least 4 hours a day for three to three and a half weeks before the exam.
Anything is possible!
Yes, @onedoublethree is right on the mark. S was studying for the SAT and used those books and gave the same reviews as onedoublethree and went from 2100ish Blue Book tests to 2250 real SAT in about a month. Btw, Melzter grammar he gave a 10/10, got a 780 writing, learned to do every math problem in Blue Book and made an addition error on one problem, scored a 770 math.
@BeCambridge I dont see where youre going with that.
Ive been using DH and I can assure you my score has been significantly improving in nearly every CR section I take.
What else would we memorize vocab with? (Before you say words from past tests, DH already has most of them in a condensed, user friendly manner)
That’s true, but that is a true opinion that may or may not apply to everyone else, as opposed to sophisticated research that proves again and again that buying DH is a waste of one’s (or his parents’) money.
For example, a word lists lover here posted statistics of words that consistently came up when searching 60 SATs (http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/1191190-top-400-vocabulary-words.html).
Now, these are some of the words: (aesthetic), (undermine), (profound), (refute), (skeptical), (ambivalent), (hostile), (condemn), (assert), (nostalgia), (pretense), (cynical), (obscure), (conventions), (contempt), (foster).
Do you really think that those words are ones that most people don’t know??? They aren’t much different from words like (I), (me), (good), and (school). They are nothing compared to words like ecclesiastical, mitigate, and even supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (which, I will assure you, will hopefully not be on the new SAT).
These are some of the hard words in the list compiled: (emollient), (disenfranchised), (erudition), (expropriated), (expunge), (exultant), (extricate). Do you know their frequency?
**Four **percent. As I like to quote Mr. Xig, the scores on the SAT would have EXPONENTIATED if the fairy tale of rote is true (which it isn’t).
I’m not discounting your achievements. If you have done well and believe in it firmly, I can’t be deceived (disregarding the fact that scores on the SAT correlate with the hours studying for the SAT). However, for others it is simply a waste of their time. Why can’t they just open the >40 SAT tests and not only learn words they didn’t know before, but also procure the fine element of context. That is what DH fails at: DH is not TCB, and TCB is not DH.
According to College Board data fewer than 1 in 14 people with a score in the 1760 range will see a score increase to around the 2000 level. It can certainly happen but it isn’t likely.
Yes, with the right amount of prep. One of my daughter’s friends managed to pull off a big improvement. I dont remember exactly how much but it was 200+. Its doable. Practice a lot - becambridge linked a lot of tests - those should be enough. Be fresh calm and confident on the day of the exam and then be very focused during the test.
no doubt about it. my school gave me a free online study program from collegeboard and i took two practice tests and went from a 1790 to a 2000. study more than i did and you will increase a fair amount
@BeCambridge true. I agree with you on that part. My main issue as of now is the vocab and essay. Oh well. Thanks for that helpful resource!