Is this a good plan for a improve form 1790 to 1900+?

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<p>K so I am thinking about studying this summer, but I have no idea how to. I need help on what I should and shouldnt do. Could you guys please help? I came up with a list of stuff I should do, and I was wondering if it was any good? Also Are there any good books out there that are boring and helpful to read?</p>

<p>Critical reading-
read newspaper every single day
anything else??? Any really good books I could read, I dont care how good they are just want insightful crazy stuff filled with vocab and stuff.
How about essays? Is there like a book that has a bunch of eloquent essays I could read. Arguments and stuff.
How about any boring books about politics or something(it would help train my focus on real SAT boring reading passages)</p>

<p>Math-
Doing practice SAT problems.
doing 8 tests from the PR 11 test book
learning stupid stuff about integers and stuff that I do not know
anything else that I am missing that helped you guys?</p>

<p>Writing-
intense reading of the newspapers and good books, What good books?
Reading Barrons section on writing and practice the 8 tests in the PR 11 test book
Anything else that has helped you guys that could help me</p>

<p>My goal will be to improve my terrible SAT score of 1790(560cr,640mth,590wrt) to a 1900+(650cr,650mth, 650 writing)</p>

<p>I hope this plan will help me overcome my sucknosity on the SAT's.</p>

<p>Can anyone think of anything else to do?
ps. I have 9 real SAT tests left? should I take all of them this summer and review them? in addition I have 10 princeton review tests, and 3 barrons tests.</p>

<p>Oh is the barrons information on math helpful?</p>

<p>Sorry about the chaotic nature of the information above, but as you can see I am writing this at 1:21a.m haha.
Any other tips or helpful plans you guys have?
thanks for all the help, I hope I can improve a little on the SAT from this plan</p>

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<p>moviemania,
you've got an awesome chance to raise your score on the SAT with this plan you've got- but you HAVE to follow through on it, okay? you've gotta really want to get a high score if you want to do well. (lol did that make sense?)</p>

<p>listen to my story: last year i took the SAT, and i got a 1610 composite (which is awful)
i do pretty well in school so naturally I was devastated because I expected to score 2100 or higher. So I started reading everything I could get my hands on.
I took the PSAT in October and i got a 211 (76 reading, 72 Math, 63 Writing)
which is a pretty good improvement given i got (570 CR 510M, 530 W) my first go on the SAT</p>

<p>STUDY PLAN: (I promise if you follow through on everything you'll score really high on the SAT)</p>

<p>CR:</p>

<p>Read anything you can get your hands on. Try to read on a variety of topics.
Reading the newspaper every day is an excellent idea because you get a melange of present day issues in a single issue of a newspaper</p>

<p>Also, sign up for MERRIAM WEBSTER'S word of the day online at Dictionary</a> and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster Online (they send a new word every day to your e-mail</p>

<p>If you like to read fiction, by all means read to your heart's desire.
Personally, I like John Grisham and Michael Crichton. I just got all of their books from the library and read them all summer.</p>

<p>Here's an excellent book that uses alot of good vocab: Alexander Hamilton, by Ron Chernow (I'm reading it for AP USH )</p>

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<p>Buy Barron's SAT book 2008 and The Collegeboard Blue Book with all the Practice Tests- Read the Barron's review through and through, do all the practice tests, then do the CollegeBoard book and do all its practice tests (Read the explanations in the Barron's on the questions you get wrong)</p>

<p>Also, go to the collegeboard site and buy all their PSAT test booklets starting from October 2004 (when the PSAT was revamped)- they're only like 3 bucks a pop</p>

<p>If you do all this, you'll be fine on your SATs</p>

<p>In fact, I think you could score higher than a 2000, you seem like a pretty smart, determined person- and if you're determined enough, you can get any score you want</p>

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<p>thanks indianfoo, im indian too!!!</p>

<p>But I dont know how to come at the practice tests. Should I take them like 1 a day or something or like 1 a week starting 10weeks before SAT?</p>

<p>Oh and thanks for all the book info I really needed that</p>

<p>Any other help?</p>

<p>Do you guys think this tread could become a tread for like all low scorers who wanna improve their scores</p>

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<p>Don't read John Grisham and Michael Crichton. That won't challenge you at all. Pick up any of David Foster Wallace's essay books. Consider The Lobster is a good choice:
Amazon.com:</a> Consider the Lobster: And Other Essays: David Foster Wallace: Books</p>

<p>This stuff will actually improve your vocabulary, comprehension, etc.</p>

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<p>thanks dude, ill be sure to buy one of those, any other good boring/sometimes funny books I and others in my predicament(did I use that correctly) could use??</p>

<p>thanks again</p>

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<p>i agree with kiptok- Consider the Lobster's such a funny book! It'll definitely challenge you...he uses great vocab and sentence structure</p>

<p>(i never said that those authors would challenge you, it's just something to do for fun)</p>

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<p>Yeah, I guess the more you read the better</p>

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<p>oh and you should definitely start now with the practice tests.
One per week sounds pretty good, though you should space it out a little bit more, just so you can try to improve with each successive test.</p>

<p>and yes, you did use predicament right</p>

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<p>dont you think if i start the tests now, I will forget much of by october? </p>

<p>could you tell me if this would be a good plan:</p>

<p>Read a book one week, take test next
read another one week, take another test the next
read barrons cr and writing over one week, take test next
read math barrons one week, take another test the next
take 3 week break of straight reading essay, and books, then take test 4th week</p>

<p>oh and I was thinking about taking the sylvan course, cause one of my freinds improved her score from a 1180 to like a 1310 during the school year so over the summer it would help, and in addition to my self study plans I think it would be good</p>

<p>what do you guys think?? Good bad? comments?</p>

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<p>bumperoski</p>

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<p>i think your plan (if followed through) will give you better results than the Sylvan class alone, but it wouldnt hurt to do both (if you have the time, patience, dedication, and money)</p>

<p>ps.
I'm also indian!!!</p>

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<p>nice, and thanks man, my parents philosophy is "if its for school moneys no issue" lol</p>

<p>but yea do you suggest any books like eloquent funny,boring, awsome books?</p>

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<p>moviemania: don't ever take a prep class like sylvan or kaplan or princeton UNLESS you have no idea what the SAT is.
prep classes will only help kids who are at the lower half (less than 50 percentile) and I'm pretty sure you don't fall in that category</p>

<p>consider the lobster is a great book, you should get it- alot of the essays in there are really funny and nice to read so I wouldn't call it boring at all- plus there's tons of vocab </p>

<p>i also recommend this book: Amazon.com:</a> Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea: Charles Seife: Books</p>

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<p>Yes. If you're over 1700 to 1800, I would advise against taking expensive prep courses. You can definitely study by yourself and still get a 2200+!!! My older brother and I are both proof that self-study can raise your scores more than 300 points from the first practice test you take. </p>

<p>CR-- Essays: Oh boy, have i JUST got the thing for you! "The Best American Essays of the Century" edited by Joyce Carol Oates. Go borrow one from your friendly neighbor, the public library. It's filled with great many insightful essays with medium to hard vocabulary, and a lot of them are very famous and interesting, like Maya Angelou's "Why the caged bird sings." Go through it, find ones that look interesting, and read, always keeping in mind what the author's purpose and tone is. </p>

<p>W--rejoice! this is the easiest section to raise your score. To raise my score from an original 630 to a 760, I did the Barron's 2400, PR's Reading and Writing Workout, and the practice tests in the blue CB book. Barron's does an excellent job at getting you acquainted with all the grammar rules you need to know for the SAT.
For the essay-writing section, make sure you do TIMED practice tests because you might run out of time on practice day if you don't (I learned it the hard way.) </p>

<p>Math -- Most are basic algebra and geometry, but learn the monkey tricks they throw at you, like permutations and combinations, series and sequences, rates, and proportions. Those topics are often the most missed. </p>

<p>Good luck! :)</p>

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<p>thank you so much guys I think I am gonna buy that lobster book, the American Essays, and zero from amazon right this instance, again I cannot tell you guys how much I appreciate your help.</p>

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<p>any other books I should buy for improvement??</p>

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<p>just to save money...see if those exact books are for sale on half.com (you get 3 books on half for the price of one amazon book)</p>

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<p>indian's always economic lol, yea I'll check there thanks man, any other books you think I could read.</p>

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<p>nvm.</p>

<p>onemillion char.</p>

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<p>er im in ure boots too, kinda. I took the PSAT freshman year, got a 154, SAT october sophomore year, got a 1460 (had no calculator sadly), PSAT same month sophomore year, 153 (i know i went down but only cuz i was being an idiot and when i ran outta time, i filled in any random circle, i didnt wanna skip anything -_-), and now, at the end of my sophomore year, i just took a barrons test and got a 1640, which roughly translates to 1840 on the real thing. I ll take a BB test next week.. but ya, i need all the help i can get as well... and im indian too!</p>