Is it really that hard to improve by 500 pointson the SAT?

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<p>If I got an 1880 with absolutely no prep at all, would it be possible to get a score of 2300-2400 with lots of prep?</p>

<p>I studied DH vocab and I'm very solid on that.</p>

<p>I heard writing is easy to improve.</p>

<p>I'm good at math, I just never studied for SAT-type math.</p>

<p>I am not very good at CR but I've improved slightly and haven't prepared much.</p>

<p>If I prepare a lot more, would it be possible to get at least a 2300?</p>

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<p>I went from 1930 to 2180 with little prep. Sometimes you get really lucky… my whole writing section was like all subject verb and my score went up 120, math went up 60 from getting 1 wrong instead of 3, reading went up 70 for getting like 4-5 extra reading questions right (reading passages were much easier 2nd time around)</p>

<p>But from 2150-2300 range, its very difficult to move up.</p>

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<p>breaking 2000 probably isn’t too hard. however, like cheng said, you’ll probably plateau around the 2100-2200 range, where it’ll take a ton of studying just to improve a tiny bit. im trying to go from mid 2200 to 2300+, and it seems kinda unlikely at the moment unless i get lucky</p>

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<p>My son raised his score on math by 40 points and CR by 70 points, both with zero prep.</p>

<p>He raised his ACT from a 31 to a 34 with no studying</p>

<p>However, 500 points seems to me to be a lot. To a certain extent, the SAT is an intelligence tests.</p>

<p>But simply prep hard, and see how you do.</p>

<p>I don’t think you can plan in advance what score you are shooting for.</p>

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<p>The higher your score, the harder it is to improve it. You could probably pass 2000 with some prep, but 2300? That’s pretty unlikely unless you devote HOURS AND HOURS AND HOURS to it (you shouldn’t. Use that time for other things).</p>

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<p>Very much possible . I raised my score from 1440 to 2000ish , but I REALLY studied VERY hard .</p>

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<p>It’s obviously not easy, or everyone would be doing it. But it is very possible if you’re committed.</p>

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<p>I would say it is possible. Load up on like 15 practice tests and have at it. The big thing with the SAT is that the questions aren’t really HARD per se, they just require a certain mindset. If you still struggle, try the ACT, it is far more fact based though for it you really have to know the subject matter.</p>

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<p>^ yeah try the ACT the reading, English, and science questions are simpler. I took the SAT with no prep and got a 2040 with a 700 reading, 680 writing and 660 math. Ive been able to improve the math (on practice tests) but the reading and writing have been fluctuating between 10 and 30 points higher on each section which makes a little bit of difference bit not enough. Whereas on the ACT with no prep I got a 35 in reading and science but a 29 in English and a 26 in math (I hadn’t taken pre calc yet). So it was a pretty equal score. Anyways after a couple practice tests and reviewing grammar rules I’ve been able to consistently get around a 35 in English too. </p>

<p>My point is (you don’t have to read all that unnecessary crap I just wrote) I feel like the ACT is easier to improve on than the SAT but if math is your weak point you probably could improve a lot on the SAT.</p>