Need to raise a 1900 to a 2000

Last October was my first time ever taking the SAT and I was fortunate enough to achieve a score of 1900; 540 CR, 680 M, and 680 W (essay of 8). However, I’m aiming for something a bit higher than this.
As of now, I have a little over a month to prep for the upcoming test, but I’m not sure I will be able to raise my score by a 100 points. I’m hoping to get: 570 CR, 720 M, and 710 W (essay of 10), is it possible?
P.S. I’m extremely weak when it comes to Critical Reading.

wow! are you me? I have an 1870 (540CR 660M 670W 8E) and im looking to get a 2000+ by Jan. Im taking the test in November. Quick question, what does the MHS in your name stand for? Its the initials of my schools name too. O_o

What a coincidence, our scores are almost identical. And the “MHS” are the initials of my school as well.

Hey @HossamMHS ! My score was 2170 (690 CR, 740 M, 740 W, 11 E) and although that’s not much to boast about I do have some tips that may help you, as they have helped me :slight_smile:

Critical Reading used to be my lowest as well, but I took a test preparation course called Testmasters, and I would recommend you looking for something similar as well. One tip I learned for reading is that the passage questions, besides the overall theme/purpose ones, are IN ORDER. Meaning, although there are some questions with line references, the ones that don’t are in between those that do. This also means that the ANSWER is ALWAYS in the vicinity of the paragraph(s) you are focusing on in relation to the question ordering. This leads to another tip - never assume. The SAT likes to trick you into thinking some answers are correct, even if the answer is not directly from the passage. Remember, you can always find the answer in the passage!

My Writing used to be my second lowest, but I raised to be on par with my Math, my best subject. For writing, there are error patterns that can easily be spotted. Some common ones are parallelism, pronoun/verb agreement, idioms, etc… You can look for practice online anywhere for writing. Once you get hold of the writing, it becomes so much easier. As for the essay, don’t do a structure, like intro body (3 supports) and conclusion. I did that one time and I got a 9. Try writing 2 supports and 1 rebuttal instead of 3 supports - that’s how I got my 11. And as for the examples - just make them up. I once wrote about a Korean drama I watched that I turned into a “historical movie” and Avatar the Last Airbender. It also helps to know some common classical literature/historical figures as well, like Huck Finn, Scarlet Letter, Abraham Lincoln, MLK Jr., etc…

Math is honestly the easiest to improve. I can’t tell you how to specifically improve besides to practice. Or maybe one thing - make sure you don’t make any mistakes. And another - if you’re stumped on a problem, this is what I thought to myself: all problems can technically be solved without a calculator, so if you can’t solve it, then you’re overthinking it. Also, try solving the problems super fast so you can re-solve them a second time - this helps catch any silly mistakes.

Note that these suggestions are for the old SAT - I know nothing about the new SAT :frowning:

Hope I helped!

Another thing I forgot to mention: practice, practice, practice. I used to take a practice SAT almost every Saturday from July before my junior year started, to January. Practicing helps you familiarize with the test structure, which helps a lot more than you think it might.