<p>590 reading 640 math 620 reading essay 8 =[ i thought i did so much better, easily breaking 700 in the math… i skipped only 1 question on the math portion… i must have gotten a lot more wrong than i originally thought :[. i already bought 2 more practice books because i’ve already finished all 10 practice tests in the college board test prep book. hopefully it will help raise my score to what i want…</p>
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<p>You’ve rushed through them. Go back and re-do them, understand what you missed AND which ones you got right and why.</p>
<p>i took them through a test prep course in my school and on all of them i looked on the collegeboard answer explanation to see where i made a mistake and why</p>
<p>March: 2170
670 R
800 M
700 W</p>
<p>June: 2280
680 R
800 M
800 W (80 MC, 9 essay)</p>
<p>I get the feeling that the reading just isn’t meant to be. I wanted 700+ in everything, but I’m happy with the writing increase. Good enough for me!</p>
<p>^ 'Grats on getting an 800 M twice :p</p>
<p>JUNE SAT results
CR: 730
M: 780
W: 800 (76MC, 12 Essay)</p>
<p>Total: 2310</p>
<p>This was my first time taking the SAT and incidentally, I’m an international student. It’s not exactly the score I was hoping for…
Even though i told myself that I’d be happy with a 2300+ , I’m not satisfied with that 780 in maths (should be 800!!!) … or that 730 in CR!!! GRAH. </p>
<p>Should I retake it sometime later in the year? 
I’m applying to like Brown, Yale, Princeton etc.</p>
<p>^ Unless you can do significantly better, I wouldn’t advise it. Your scores in each section are competitive for each of your schools.</p>
<p>how’d u study to get tht… and is it ur 1st time???</p>
<p>Were you talking to me?</p>
<p>If so, yeah, as I stipulated, it was my first time taking the SAT Reasoning Test.</p>
<p>To study, I really just bought the Official Sat Study Guide and worked my way through it … unfortunately, I only remembered to do this 2 weeks before I was scheduled to take the test so I didn’t have all that much time to prepare … but my scores weren’t that bad so I guess I should be happy. :)</p>
<p>January SAT
CR 750
M 720
W 790 (MC 78, E 10)</p>
<p>June SAT
CR 700
M 800
W 800 (79 MC, 11 E)</p>
<p>I knew I messed up on the reading section (hate that vocab), but I thought my essay was pretty bad this time. Guess not! I met my goal of in the 2300s! 
2350 superscore This test barely seems standardized for me though; I didn’t even change anything/prepare between the 1st and 2nd time.</p>
<p>October SAT
CR 760
M 700
W 790</p>
<p>June SAT
CR 800
M 800
W 800</p>
<p>I wasn’t expecting this at all. I AM ECSTATIC.
Also, where do you go to check how many MC you got right/essay score for the writing section? I’m on the page where you check your scores and it won’t let me click on “Understand Your Test Performance”</p>
<p>^Congrats!</p>
<p>@Marj</p>
<p>Go to your my organizer and there should be a little red bell that says your scores are in. Click on that.</p>
<p>Oh, and congratulations!</p>
<p>i worked through gruber’s and got a 1780 total … i dunno if i should re-do it tho</p>
<p>congrats, marjerina! you’re a genius :)</p>
<p>i’m happy with my mark, since it’s over 2000 and i had no practice and no tutoring or lessons at all haha i just bought a barron’s book, and the official book from college board and read a bit of that</p>
<p>i’m a junior right now, and i’ll definitely work hard in the summer for september’s test!!</p>
<p>btw: does anyone know which SAT IIs are the easiest? I know they are all pretty challenging, but are there any particular ones that are more straightforward? I’m trying to decide which SAT IIs I should take. Thanks a bunch!</p>
<p>hahaha I can’t believe all the people in this thread complaining about their 780 or 790-that is ridiculous! Some people would do anything for a mark that high. Let’s not BRAG about result here, people, because different people have different goals. I’m happy with my over 2000 for my first time, that is all.</p>
<p>Life is too short to stress so much over the SATs. If you are a truly intelligent individual with a great personality, you will thrive wherever you go :)</p>
<p>No one is bragging.</p>
<p>@fledgling – Do you mind sending me a pm with your new strategy for CR? I’m desperate. :)</p>
<p>January 2010</p>
<p>CR 640
M 740
W 710 (essay 11), mc 68</p>
<p>June 2010</p>
<p>CR 740
M 800
W 720 (essay 12), mc 65</p>
<p>2090 -> 2260</p>
<p>not bad!</p>
<p>i hate mc section of writing!!
i really dont think it tests my writing skills.
im more of a creative/stylish writer…
too mechanical/technical for my taste!
i probably suck at grammar because i came to america in 5th grade, though.</p>
<p>anyways, i am taking my 3rd one on october to raise my writing score!</p>
<p>i wish you guys luck~</p>
<p>How do people do so well on the essay? I got a 730 writing (76 mc, 8 essay) but I was hoping for a lot higher because I thought my essay was much better. I wrote four paragraphs, added a lot of supporting details, put in a proper conclusion. The only thing I can think is that my thesis statement wasn’t strong enough, but I don’t think that alone can drop it to an eight. Last time I got a nine, and I thought my essay was much worse. </p>
<p>Overall scores: 740 cr, 650 m, 730 w bringing it to a 2120. I’m happy to break the 2100 mark, but I was hoping math and writing would be significantly higher. My math is the same as it was when I took it last time, which is really annoying. But not surprising, math is not my strong point.</p>