<p>Ok so I took the SAT in November and got unexpected results.
CR:570 Math:650 Writing:660 and an Essay score of 9. The total score is 1880. </p>
<p>Anyway on my practice tests I got significantly higher scores,so I was expecting a better outcome. What I want to know is how I can change my study plan to obtain the score I want/need for Yale (+250). This has to occur in a month,since I'm taking it again next month i.e January.I do believe that it is possible,with diligence.By the way that was my first time taking any standardized exam; I did not take PSAT.</p>
<p>So my old study plan was to study as much as possible. Which meant all day and early mornings(3am). I used PR Cracking the SAT and 11 Practice test books. I also used CB blue book, a little of Barron's SAT prep book and Kaplan's SAT DVD. I did over 20 PTs.</p>
<p>How can I change this to make it more efficient and get an ivy worthy grade? What did people with 2100+ use as their study guides/plans? What other books or courses can I use online or off that works? How can I improve in each section besides with practice? Good sites,tips,tricks?? I need as much help as possible. I also currently got the CB Online course.</p>
<p>Thanks for reading.</p>
<p>Sorry this is a random question. But I also wanted to know if it is acceptable for an invigilator to make you take 3 sections instead of 2 ,before giving you the 5 minute break on the SAT?</p>
<p>It sounds like you’ve already done everything possible. It doesn’t seem likely that you can raise your score that much in one month, but if all your practice scores were much higher, you can hope the Nov. score was a fluke. Did you have trouble/stress during the test or were you ill? (Reading scores can vary a lot depending on the particular passages, so you could get a much higher score on the next test.)</p>
<p>When you did those 20 practice tests, did you actually go over each question you missed and thoroughly analyze why you missed it–so you could be on the lookout for similar types of questions on the next test? Other than going through the blue book, Kaplan, etc. and reviewing the math and grammar concepts, there is not much else you can do.
Only practice and review will help, but it sounds like you’ve done plenty of that. I hope you have other schools in mind besides Yale.</p>
<p>You say you did much better on your practice tests- did you get to your desired range on those or were you still falling short? </p>
<p>Is Nov the only SAT that you took? If so bad planning. Take a look at the score report and see that you are missing. Are you missing the same types of questions as on your practice? Or are they all coming in a series like you are having mis bubbling problems. </p>
<p>The SAT would be an easy exam if you had unlimited time; the time factor is what drastically increases the difficulty. Make sure that you are doing your practice against hard time limits and practice time metering.</p>
<p>Also, SAT math. Study the Barrons guide to SAT math. It should be in the Barrons book you have. Do each practice math problem. They are harder than usual, so you’ll be confident. </p>
<p>CR and the essay are a bit more complicated. When it comes to that, just KEEP practicing CR passages and don’t get discouraged. Really get deep into the passage. The essay is stupid and I hate it sincerely. Just do your best on that…</p>
<p>To help CR, read editorial articles from the NY Times. Lots of vocab. </p>
<p>I was getting from a 2k to 2100. I think the problem was I only had 3 months to study,so their was an huge time crunch. I couldn’t go through every answer in detail. On top of that I didn’t have a timer on the test day. So that affected me, with addition to the invigilator changing the schedule; it caught me of guard. Anyhow,thanks for the advice Agrasin and argbargy. Yes this i my first time taking SAT and I’m still taking ACT aswell.</p>
<p>To atomom: I was pretty nervous on the test date and like I said was on a time crunch. Of course I have other schools in mind besides Yale,though their mostly Ivies. I have all the other requirements to get in, SAT and ACT are the only exams missing for now. I also heard some lucky students got low SAT scores and still got into the Ivies. Anyway thanks for the advice.</p>
<p>Hey!
I did the SAT this January and I got 2310 (750 CR, 770 W and 790 M). </p>
<p>But when I first started doing practice tests, my CR was always really bad, and I used to get around 20 wrong per test for CR so my score ranged from 500 to 600. I never got above 700.</p>
<p>What I did to improve my CR was look through all the vocab I didn’t know from each test, search for its meaning, and then memorize it before I moved on to the next test. In this way I would build up my vocab and would get a higher score for CR. I managed to increase my CR score to about 700 before going for the actual SAT. </p>
<p>Also, luck came into play because for my SAT, there were minimal (if any) passages on topics that I wasn’t very familiar with like philosophy/science, and more on topics I was interested in so this helped me tons.</p>
<p>CR: vocab is the answer. Memorize as much vocab as you can PERFECTLY. NOT just one meaning, but how it is generally used and how it has a different nuance than other synonyms.</p>
<p>Math: I think you’re just slipping off on your calculation or comprehension. Practice</p>
<p>Writing: Try to analyze patterns of the questions.</p>
<p>I also recommend taking ACT, considering that you’ve stuided so much already for SAT.
IT really helps</p>