<p>So..I've personally lost all hope in getting any higher in English. So it's no longer a priority for me.
As for math, I suck at it. I just did the January 2006 SAT and got 640!!!! That's lower than my highest Math score (670). I've done EVERYTHING I can to get a higher score. But nothing is working. I got a Math tutor and I do lots of questions and he answers them all for me. But it doesn't sem to have any effect. I've done the Blue Book twice, Barron's twice, Kaplan once and some other book once. There is hardly any difference in my scores.
The November SAT is 13 days away and I'm freaking out. If I don't pass 700 this time, I'll kill myself! I want to get over with the SAT I so I could have more time for the infamous Biology SAT II! that alone would take me 3 months!</p>
<p>you have reached your threshhold of score increase. No matter how hard you try, your score will not go up. </p>
<p>Example:even if someome people studied for 6 years diligently for the SAT, a 2400 would still be unattainable for most.</p>
<p>chill man... and don't give up... i mean, wasn't that you who took the sat innumerable times? this fact alone shows diligent efforts... try to take it 10+ times. this ought to look impressive ;p</p>
<p>all else fails, then just hope that you guessed every problem that you don't know correctly</p>
<p>Although you put much effort into the SAT, I don't think your study method was right. Rememer, it's quality over quantity. You want to understand what you have learned and why you missed a problem. Don't just sped through each book and lie to yourself that you have truely understood each mistake. Instead, go slower, read each problem carefully, understand why you made that mistake, and every morning (or night) review the mistrakes you have made (I know it may be painful, but only this way will improve your score in the end).</p>
<p>I think you should just accept you've reached your potential and stop worrying about it. You've done pretty much all you can.</p>
<p>its not hard to get that high. probably the reason why you are not getting a high score is that you are timing yourself with the regular 25 mins. Try timing for 23 minutes. In addition, do Princeton's math, and then the collegeboard. Because princeton tests the main concepts and sometimes random problems that will not appear, it will open your mind to solving problems much more quickly. I started subtracting time, and I can easily see all the same patterns for the questions. The only ones i miss now are careless, so because i have 2 mins extra on each section, i make sure the ones im not sure of are checked over. Math is not hard to learn beccause if you learn to do the same math over and over, you will realize patterns in them to solving much more quickly. The same goes for the writing section.</p>
<p>It's not healthy to obsess over a test as much as you have. After taking it 10 times, I think it's time to give it a rest.</p>
<p>well, I've only taken the test six times til now (The next 5 will be: 4 for SAT I and 1 for SAT II).
Anyway, I like the "subtract time" idea, delerious_tree. It sounds like it might work.
I don't mean to sound conceted or anything, but I'm pretty sure that 670 is not my limit. I mean, I know this kid, who is nothing close to a math wiz, who got 720. So I think a few more tries might actually do some good.</p>
<p>Try the ACT...</p>
<p>It discredits any high score you may achieve if you take it 9 times.</p>
<p>rofl exactly...every time youu take the SAT you are lowering your
chances..right now your SAT is equivalent to someone who scored 490 500 600 on their first SAT .... greater # of SAT's taken = lower important in terms of high scores....</p>
<p>good lck with life</p>
<p>and walakumaslam</p>
<p>you might not be studying the right way.</p>
<p>^ that's what I was thinking - but how many ways are there?</p>
<p>As for the # of times I took it,
It won't matter because I've lost all hope in studying abroad. I went to a college fair and came to the conclusion that, with my scores, I would only qualify for like 20% off the tution fee. Plus, they don't provide fin aid for non-US citizens, so that's out the window.
PS: ACT isn't available where I live. (int'l student)</p>
<p>stuck on 1700, i think u should spend more time studying for the SAT instead of coming to CC.
i mean, u registered in january but look at how many posts u have.</p>
<p>asking the same questions over and over again is useless if u dont spend more time practicing the methods.</p>
<p>1800s posts=more than 50 hours to study for the SAT.</p>
<p>just my $0.02</p>
<p>you arent studying correctly. What good is it if you took 20 practice tests? Just retaking the SAT doesnt do anythign for you, but analyzing the answers you get wrong and the ones you have trouble with is greatly helpful. If you are not 100% sure of an answer circle it and go back to read it up. I always do this for writing, and it helped me go from 600(oct) to 800(oct probably got 720 in june). Ask your parents or an outside opinion about the question and ask them how they did the question and look at their approach.</p>
<p>I realized that a little late, but I got a math tutor to help me out with questions I didn't know/got wrong. I've seen some improvement, but still not enough to get me the grade I need.</p>
<p>you need to stop studying for each test, becuase all you're getting is last minute cramming. whichever test is your last/most important is the one you should work on. that's why you're better off only taking it 2-3 times.</p>
<p>how many times have you taken it and what are your scores? what school do you want to get into?</p>
<p>I think Mountain Dew has a point, I do spend too much time on this site. (but now it's only like 2 hrs a day: in the summer it was like 6).</p>
<p>Anyway, nicole07 - This November will be my 7th time to attend the SAT (I).
so far my scores range from 1660 (lowest) to 1830 highest (2nd highest at my school I might add)..
PS: I know it's not that good</p>