<p>So I just took my first SAT completely cold (almost no studying or prep; the extent of my prep was pretty much doing about five math problems in my practice book the morning of the test), and scored a 2160, broken down:
CR:700
M:720
W:740, Essay 10</p>
<p>I felt pretty confident after I finished the test, but obviously there are things I can improve on. Does practice help a lot?
My weak point is CR, which I would guess is the hardest to improve on because it's the most subjective/non-formulaic. Any study tips on this?</p>
<p>With a week or two of solid practice (an hour or two a day), could I feasibly manage a 2200 on the next SAT? 2250? 2300?</p>
<p>All insight is appreciated.</p>
<p>you’ve got potential, bro. 2350’s are surely reachable!</p>
<p>I think you should dedicate a month to studying for the SAT and you could defiently get a 2250 or higher. I say study harder and take it again. For CR ready more college material like New York times, Time magazine and National Geographic. when reading really analyze why is what being said important. Practice defiently helps because the more you see it the more you understand it.</p>
<p>However, if you take it again and get a bad score than doesn’t matter because you already have a 2160. Nothing to lose really! 
lucky</p>
<p>Reading is definitely the hardest to improve. My advice is read advanced material and take a few practice tests to monitor your improvement. If all else fails, you can always start memorizing vocab. But raising your grade 100 points should be pretty simple, especially if that was your unprepared score.</p>
<p>I disagree that you should read the materials stated above, especially if they bore you. I got an 800 on CR purely because of the fact that I enjoy reading in my free time. The easiest way to pick up on new words and the easiest way to identify themes is to see them in context, so go down to the library, pick out a few Sci-Fi novels or whatever interests you, and start reading :)</p>
<p>^ I agree. Read things that you find interesting.</p>
<p>^to Connor-- I understand what you mean, because i read the NY Times on my ipod and some of the passages are boring but I only read ones that interest me.</p>
<p>But yeah read something that you like, but don’t read something like Gossip Girl or one of those other girly teen drama books because they really don’t have great vocab in them (yes i’ve read them, fun to read but not at all educational) :)</p>