<p>I took the SAT for the first time (I am a junior) in January. I got a 660 in Math, 530 in Writing and 440 in Critical Reading. (Total Score: 1630)
My GPA is high, about a 3.8-3.9 but I need a high SAT score (atleast a 2000).
I want to take the SAT in May or June.<br>
Right now i am using Barron's Critical Reading Workbook to help me.
I heard the May SAT is easier then the June (curve?) What is the truth about this? Please tell me your suggestions to take it in May or June? </p>
<p>Anyone take a May or June SAT, was it easier than others.</p>
<p>Any other suggestions on practicing and increasing my score (atleast 1900-2000) What do i reallly need to do to increase my CR score.. Please help.</p>
<p>You need to take a practice test in critical reading and then ask yourself why you’re getting the wrong answers. If it’s sentence completions, that means that you either have a problem with not having enough practice or that you need to work on vocabulary. If it’s reading passages, it helps to read for pleasure because that helps make reading more second-nature. For example, I do math problems all the time in my math class and I’m on the math team, and have been on my middle school’s math team as well as in high school. I’m used to doing math problems all the time. So I’m very familiar with the math section. I’m not so used to reading problems and passages, because I rarely ask myself what the purpose, tone, etc. of a newspaper article is, and I struggle with the passages because I’m not used to reading much. It helps to read the newspaper. Reading is hard to study for, because how do you study for critical reading? That’s the point! Reading is a skill, not something you can memorize or really prepare for. One idea for reading passages: read the questions you can answer first, and then read the passage until you get to the point where you can answer the question, then answer it. Keep doing this until you’ve answered every question and you’ve read the entire passage. That helped me cover the entire passage. I like this method more than skimming/scanning/skipping chunks/in other words, not reading the whole passage. For me, I had to read the entire passage.</p>
<p>Workbooks are workbooks. They don’t teach you the critical reading skills you need for college. They’re great for practice, though. But you need to pinpoint what you’re doing wrong, and then work on that. This goes back to the idea that you need to set a goal and have a concrete plan of what you are going to work on, before you get started.</p>
<p>i would take in may, just cos its after ap exams. Its a myth that exams are easier on some dates. Some exams are easier than others, but there is no pattern.</p>
<p>Bsrron’s book might not be good for you; it’s too hard. Have you tried blue book? If yes, please consider trying cb online practice tests or real exams.</p>
<p>Tons of people got one or more 800’s on last year’s May exam. Am not sure if it was the particular month (May) or if it was just a strange exam.</p>
<p>i used the barrons CR workbook two days before the test. if you do it really fast, you’ll get the gist of the test. and buy the 2400 book from barrons, too. i used it and [i knoww cramming is horrible] got a 2210 on the first try! whether i retake it again is another matter, but that’s how i did it.</p>