<p>wat is the minimum SAT score increase from junior year to senior year... generally</p>
<p>there is no minimum, many people go down. </p>
<p>if you study hard and work hard and get VERY familiar with the exam and the kinds of questions they ask, you should go up, however, this is relative to how much or how little you knew about the exam in junior year vs. senior year.</p>
<p>2150 in junior year..
how much would 5 hours a week study increase your score by the time in senior year?
i know no one knows.. but normally</p>
<p>did you read BDBB's post?</p>
<p>lol, i think you're looking for a mathematical formula that will tell you what your score will be. you can't plug in values such as hours of study, previous score, amount of time before the exam, age increase from 17 to 18, etc and get ANY accurate telling of how you will do. Keep thinking like this and you might as well get a 200 on the math section (just kidding)</p>
<p>i took the test in junior year with maximum amount of preparation, took 8 weeks of kaplan, took MANY practice exams, etc, got a 1400.</p>
<p>i took it this year as a senior, didn't study 1/20 as much, took half of a practice exam, got a 1460.</p>
<p>Again, tons of people i know studied a lot harder the second or third time they took it and did worse than the first. It's just how human nature is, we aren't robots, and for whatever reason, sometimes our efforts are in vain or help minimally, while other times our efforts are greatly to our advantage.
Good luck.</p>
<p>Well I took it junior year and got a 2230 without studying, then in October of senior year I only got a 2260 after studying. Math was maxed both times and (in my opinion) verbal is a lot harder to bring up than math once you get in the 700s since there is no list of formulas and tricks to learn.</p>
<p>I agree with the previous posters who say it really just depends on the person's situation and what areas you think you could improve.</p>
<p>I improved 180 points from the first time I took it to the October one....</p>
<p>i went from 1820 in March to 2160 in oct</p>
<p>it all depends. take a few practice tests (i recommend pr, you can also get officials ones from CB) and see where you're at</p>
<p>Depends. If you did your best and felt it after taking the test, then generally you don't go up. If you felt that the curve was mean or you had a bad day, then by all means, retake. I went from 2070 to 2320.</p>
<p>I think it all depends on your state of mind when you take the test. The first time I took the SAT, I had never taken the PSAT and glancing through a review book the night before the test did little to help me in the way of farmiliarizing myself with the exam. I went in nervous and underconfident. I got a 2000. So I retook it. Because of personal circumstances I was unable to study for the second round of SAT and even considered not showing up for the test, but I figured I'd make it worth the money and went in resigned to failure. I got a 2230. It's far from a perfect score, but the difference is pretty remarkable considering I didnt get magically smarter within a few months, and had no prep. So moral of the story: RELAX!</p>
<p>i got 1170(640 writing) in junior year and 1400(700writing) in senior year, that was the old though</p>
<p>Newbyreborn, how long did you prep? How many hours per day for how many days? And what materials did you use?</p>
<p>I went from a 1990 to a 2180 with out prep from March to May. I was thinking about retaking this November, but I felt that I had personally maxed-out my CR score, and collegeboard said I maxed-out my math. This is why I choose to focus my late summer and early fall on SAT II's</p>
<p>I improved exactly 100 points from May to November. Funny, because I studied for Verbal 80% of the time, and Math/Writing 10% each, and yet I went DOWN in verbal. </p>
<p>Don't ask.</p>
<p>"i got 1170(640 writing) in junior year and 1400(700writing) in senior year, that was the old though" </p>
<p>So you went up 170 points in math and 60 points in writing...</p>
<p>First- 1170
Math- 530
Writing- 640
Second-1400
Math- 700
Writing- 700</p>
<p>Junior PSAT
214
CR: 73
M: 68
WR: 73</p>
<p>My junior year SAT:
2010
CR: 650
M: 680
WR: 680</p>
<p>That was with month+ of intensive prep.</p>
<p>Senior year:</p>
<p>2180
CR: 740 (+90)
M: 690 (+10)
WR: 750 (+70)</p>
<p>No prep, except for 2 hours of math review the night before. To be honest, I think a lot of increases from junior to senior year come from being more relaxed during the test (of course, that only applies to those who first took it in their junior year). I mean, I remember being so nervous the first time I took it that I could hardly concentrate on the reading passages. But then, my senior year came along with new responsiblities (suddenly the SAT took a backseat to working & paying bills) and with clearer picture of my own abilities. I think many seniors change their priorities and realize that, unless your score is totally atrocious, that a SAT score probably won't make or break your future.</p>
<p>March SAT
math:630
CR:560
Writing:620</p>
<p>Nov SAT
Math:800
CR:740
Writing:710</p>
<p>Math +170
CR +180
Writing +90</p>
<p>Total +440</p>
<p>A typical score increase is -90 points.</p>
<p>2140 --> 2050</p>
<p>Pretty standard... definetely wasn't worth the money. Oh well.</p>