<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>