<p>Ok so here my problem.
I need to get a 2150 on the sat cause most of the college im looking at require around that range. I got a 196 on the Psat, and on practice sat's im getting around 2000. The problem is that im still 150 points short. My sections are as follows
Math-630
reading-68
writing-670</p>
<p>Im normally v good in the writing getting are 740. Its math and critical reading i need to improve, especially math. Do you guys know of any good books for math? Or do you have any other advice. I really need this grade.</p>
<p>I can only take the SAT's once b/c in may its AP tests, June its Sat II's, and im going to try and apply ED so need before October. Please help me.</p>
<p>For math, the best thing to do is to PRACTICE. I cannot tell you how much it has helped me, especially the blue book problems. Just go through as much as you can and pretty soon u will be familiar with the types of questions they ask. Just by practicing, I improved my score by from like 650 to 750+. If you seem that your having trouble in a section, get a book (PR and Gruber are known for excellent math strategies) and study the parts you have trouble with.</p>
<p>I'm in the same predicament as you, so I know how you feel. Just spend this whole month reviewing and practicing. If you can, take a practice test once a week until the march SAT comes around. You should be in much better shape by then.</p>
<p>As for CR, yea...im not that good at it. Right now im just practicing the CR section, learning some vocab, and reviewing all the answers i get wrong. Hopefully that will work</p>
<p>Are you sure? Most EA/ED deadlines are December 1st, so the November SAT is still an option. Colleges may see the score before you do, but c'est la vie.</p>
<p>You are falling short 150 points because that's what you're giving away in the Math section. Math SAT I well studied should be 740+ always. Doing that and improving a little bit in Writing (that it's easier to improve than CR) you are in your goal.</p>
<p>Do lots of practice problems. The problems are all the same for each test just with different numbers. so it'll be helpful to redo some problems too</p>
<p>Im in a similar predicament.
Math - 760
Reading - 580
Writing - 510 </p>
<p>Fortunarly, I had never preped before those results. Therefore I am hoping I can improve the scores dramatically, as im hoping for 2150+.
Here's what I am doing:
- On weekdays I study Barrons 2400 (i was using RR, but felt Barrons 2400 was more helpful.)
- On friday's I try to finish ALL my homework. (= no social life for a month)
- On weekends I do a practice test from BB (usually a saturday)
- If possible, do a practice test saturday, and sunday. </p>
<p>For math:
- Do a ton of practice. Try doing harder problems (Barrons: How to Prepare for the SAT has difficult problems)
- The ones you dont get, go back and review thoroughly. </p>
<p>For Reading:
- Barrons 2400 has really good strategies, which is what im doing.
- Vocab (go through every practice test in the BB, and write down the vocab words you dont know)
- Try to do 1000 Vocab words by the end of this month.</p>
<p>Grubers, or Barrons: How to Prep for the SAT.</p>
<p>Grubers clears up math concepts, but Barrons has harder problems, which in the long-run benefits when taking an easier test, in both time and difficulty. </p>
<p>I took the SAT Math II last month, and I went straight into SAT math, and it seemed like a joke, because I had attempted much harder problems, which consist only a part of the SAT Reasoning Test problems. </p>
<p>So its up to you:
- If you're unsure with your concepts: Grubers
- If you tend to get only the hard questions wrong (the ones at the end): Barrons</p>
<p>dont mean to hijack, but when scoring the BB practice tests there is a large range of scores (ex. 630-710), is it best to take the low end of that or pick a spot in the middle and do that as your score?</p>