<p>I really want a 2000+. And I didn't study at all for the sat and I got a 1500 score, its bad I know. So, can I raise my score drastically with a lot of prep and studying?</p>
<p>I went from a 1620 to a 2030 from March to June and it wasn’t that hard for me. Just get the blue book, learn a lot of vocabulary and go over math concepts you don’t know. Also, get familiar with the test structure because it will take the nerves away on the day. You also have to put a lot of time into it, you can’t study for 15 minutes and go do something else, it has to be hours of focusing on the material.</p>
<p>Yes, it is possible. Hard work and dedication are what you need. I have raised my score by 600 points from my sophomore PSAT. Hopefully when I retake the SAT in October I reach a score of 2200+ for more than a 700 point increase. </p>
<p>It may sound like I have been studying since sophomore year, but that is not true.
I started studying at the beginning of September before my junior year PSAT which I took in October, and then I resumed studying about mid may, 2 weeks before the June SAT. </p>
<p>If you want numbers, I would say that I have taken the equivalent of around 16 practice tests. However, I would not say that I used them all effectively. </p>
<p>I saw the most rapid improvement when I would immediately and directly apply tips, strategies, or advice that I had discovered to my practice. </p>
<p>Example for Math:
“Many answers you can figure out just by plugging in answer choices”
I was amazed by how many questions I started to efficiently whiz past by doing this simple trick. I was not only rapidly moving through questions, but I was answering them with confidence as well.</p>
<p>Example for Reading:
“Make yourself interested in the passage you are reading”
THIS. THIS. THIS. Honestly, the two best CR tips I have used to improve are citing (is that the correct word?) the passage by underlining the where questions are asked, and making sure that I am interested in the passage. </p>
<p>Seriously though, even if you have to force it, read the passage as if it is the most enthralling piece of writing your eyes have ever gazed upon.</p>
<p>There will be passages where I answer all the questions correctly, and some where I miss several, but I know as soon as i’m done grading the CR section that “this was the fun passage to read, and this one was not”, based on how many right, and how many wrong.</p>
<p>Example for Writing:
Google “SAT Seven Deadly Screw Ups”. I did an untimed, 35 question writing section and I made sure I recognized exactly which error occurred and why it was wrong. After that, consistent 71+ score on the MC for writing. (Although you will run into some questions where the error is “suppose to” (“supposed to” is correct), and those typed aren’t explained in the Sparknotes guide. </p>
<p>Wow, this post was longer than I thought it would end up being.</p>
<p>Thanks a ton! That really motivates me and I think I can do it if I put many hours of studying in to it.</p>
<p>It definitely depends on what your strengths and weaknesses are. If you make a point of focusing on the parts of the test you struggle with, it’ll push up your score quite a bit, while cutting down on the amount of time spend studying in general.</p>