<p>I seriously need to raise my score dramatically and I don't know how you guys do it. how do you guys get 2000 or more on your tests, like seriously, could someone tell me what they did. I do prepare myself for it, but it is not enough. I really need to improve critical reading and writing. I feel sad and depressed when i see that a lot of people are in the 2000's while im far below that level and i put tremendous amounts of time into studying. so please anyone, just anyone can you tell me what you specifically did to get on that level of 2000 or more, my December sat is my last hope</p>
<p>Can you take a prep course? Or maybe work with a tutor. You'd probably be better off with an instructor who can help you figure out exactly what you're doing wrong and develop strategies to fix it, than just finding out what people here did.</p>
<p>And after you re-take the SATs using whatever advice you are given here to help improve your score, then when the pressure is off, start a lifetime habit of reading for fun for an hour every night before you go to sleep. Or maybe 2 hours.</p>
<p>Over time, you will notice that your vocabulary and reading comprehension will automatically improve. This will be a real boon to you in college English class, and any other class where you have to read a lot, as well as write a lot of papers.</p>
<p>You probably won't be able to keep up this habit during college, but by all means do it during vacations and summers, and for sure re-start it after college graduation. You will no doubt have to read a lot and do a fair amount of writing in any job you get after college.</p>
<p>Reading (and scoring high on reading tests) is like roller-skating--the more you practice, the better you get.</p>
<p>I got a 2350, and all I did was the Official SAT test prep book. My essay score is terrible though so don't ask me essay advice.</p>
<p>If you're critical reading is suffering, part of the problem is probably vocabulary. There is no quick fix for that. Just read better material, and you'll see that you understand that many words.</p>
<p>For the passages, I don't read anything except the intro. I go straight to the questions. Use the questions as a starting point. This strategy makes the questions that give you specific lines cake, and also does not clutter your mind with useless information. So just try starting with the questions, going through the passage looking for the information, and just picking the best answer.</p>
<p>My approach will not allow you to answer general overview questions right away, but by the end of the section, you will actually end up reading a lot of the passage anyway and so understand what the mood/ tone/ theme/ etc. of the passage may be.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>For the CR:
Read EVERYTHING you can. Twilight, Kafka, Time, New York Times, ANYTHING. Just by that you will increase your score.<br>
Group sessions don't help much for English; that's more of your own personal endeavor. </p>
<p>For the math: This is the section to study in a group for. Sign up for a class; you'll find that your math score will improve as a result (for some reason, people's math grades go up when they study together.) </p>
<p>For the writing: see CR. </p>
<p>Also, if you start to get nervous, just relax. It will pay off.</p>
<p>Buy a few prep books. My CR scores suck so I can't help you there, but I got an 800 in W and a 780 in Math and all I did was use College Board's Blue Guide and Barron's 2400. Take all the tests.
I started like a month before the SAT and took a test every 3 days or so. I DID NOT worry about time, but about total comprehension of all that I was doing. Then a week or so before the SAT, I worried about time. However, after learning how to do every question (all of the questions essentially test the same rules, but with different numbers and/or sentences) correctly, time should not be an issue since it is almost second nature.</p>
<p>With the essay, just make sure you know some major events in history. It helps if you have read a lot of good books too. I went over every book I've read on sparknotes (just the overall summary; it helps you get specific in the essay, which is good). I got an 11 essay, but I missed zero in the MC.</p>
<p>That should do it. Maybe you will have more luck with critical reading that I did.</p>