<p>@mufc123 Thanks alot! That was really helpful. I’ve noticed that my problem is mostly the passages rather than the fill-in questions. I don’t have a very critical eye I guess. I will start doing more practice tests and learning vocab and hopefully re-take in Oct/Nov. I just wanted to ask if you thought any specific prep books were particularly helpful. Thanks for the advice again! :D</p>
<p>Composite: 2080
CR: 670
W: 660
M: 750</p>
<p>@Lumos22 No problem! Happy to help. 
It’s good that you don’t have much trouble with the fill-in questions as those take the most work to improve on, in my opinion.</p>
<p>Honestly, I didn’t spend much time going through review books as I was mainly focused on school and AP classes. I did, however, occasionally borrow my friend’s Princeton SAT review book to practice the critical reading sections, and this did help. It’s important if you are going to do this to not only answer the questions and check if you got them right, but also to read the explanations on the ones you got wrong or the ones you got a lucky guess on. This is what will really help you to learn and improve.</p>
<p>For most of my studying I used a website called eprep, and this definitely helped me. I did a lot of practice tests for CR, and it has a detailed video (usually 2-4 minutes) explaining each answer. I watched these for all the ones I missed, and I was usually able to realize the mistakes in my thought process. This made it much easier to pick the right answer on the actual test.</p>
<p>One other thing that I think I forgot to mention in my last post was part of the method that helped me on the passage parts of the CR. I found it VERY helpful to quickly read the questions BEFORE reading the actual passage. I also underlined key words and lines in the question. This really helped me to focus on what is truly important to take from the passage. Also, if you have time, it might be a good idea to put little brackets or parenthesis around the lines you are being asked about.</p>
<p>One thing that helped me that I learned from online studying is whenever there is a question that asks you to focus on specific lines, it is helpful to read a line or 2 before and a line or 2 after. This will help you to realize what the lines in question are actually talking about.</p>
<p>Hope this helps. Feel free to ask any other questions if you need more advice, or if I just haven’t explained something well enough, just let me know. Good luck! :)</p>
<p>FINALLY GOT MY SCORES!!!</p>
<p>Comp: 2320!!!
CR:760
M: 760
W: 800</p>
<p>I am unbelievably happy!</p>
<p>The wait for CB to double check my scores (they improved from 1720 in 9th grade) was almost unbearable but it finally payed off.</p>
<p>Also I was thinking I was going to have to study the rest of the summer to get 2300+ but it turns out putting 15 hours of studying in was enough! LOL ><</p>
<p>@NWskier CONGRATULATIONS!!! Wow you were able to improve your score by 600(!!!) points through only 15 hours of studying? That’s unbelievable! Can you share with us how you did that? What are some books/guides you would recommend for those prepping for the SAT? Again Congratulations on your HUGE improvement I’m sure you worked really hard! :)</p>
<p>Composite: 2190
Math: 650
Reading: 760
Writing: 780</p>
<p>Never taking that god-forsaken test again. Went up 250 since the first time I took it, thankfully.</p>
<p>@Issac6108</p>
<p>Thanks, but I am not who you should be looking for for studying advice.</p>
<p>First:</p>
<p>When I took that test in 9th grade I was finishing each section in 10 minutes and not checking my answers, because I was mad at my parents for making me take it. So the 1720 was not an accurate reflection of my abilities by any means.</p>
<p>Second:</p>
<p>Over two years my abilities matured further (I got a 650 in CR in 9th grade) without doing anything other than reading lots of fantasy and philosophy (Thoreau ftw!) and taking high school English classes along with honors math.</p>
<p>Third:</p>
<p>When I took my diagnostic test in April 2013 I got a 2120 or something with a 780 in CR and about 670 or so in both math and writing. I literally only took that one test as my practice for CR and writing, but I took it after working an 8 hour shift in the evening. Furthermore on my writing section I had this weird thing where I got every question right except 7 in a row (brain fart?). Also on my math section I missed all of my questions for really stupid errors.</p>
<p>So what did I do to study/score high?</p>
<p>Well I took several math practice tests and worked on getting through each section as fast as possible, skipping questions I couldn’t immediately solve until I had finished the rest. I also did the diagnostic test in the “Top 50 skills for a top score” math book but not any of the worksheets. On the actual test I was finishing each section about 10 minutes before the time was up and I used that time to EXTREMELY deliberately and carefully check my answers. In retrospect most of my mistakes on the diagnostic test were foolish errors made when I was tired after work. So I made a huge point to work quickly and then use the extra time to check my work two or three times.</p>
<p>In summation:</p>
<p>I didn’t study at all for reading or writing other than maybe an hour reading what they like for the essay (I only got a 9 on the essay). And I spent about 10-15 hours doing math practice tests and reviewing my incorrect answers. Also I think I got lucky on this SAT as none of the questions were particularly difficult for me. (I have random gaps in my math knowledge – especially probability, so I usually need extra time to figure those out). I honestly think I am just prone to doing well on standardized tests, as John Hopkins paid for me to take the SAT in 7th grade for their Center for Talented Youth.</p>
<p>@NWSkier LOL we got the exact same scores!</p>
<p>Composite: 2320
CR: 760
Math: 760
Writing: 800</p>
<p>I have a 2330 superscored because I got a 770 the last time I took the test. Overall my score increased by 140 points - increased by 50 in writing, 100 in math, and decreased by 10 in CR (stinking vocab.)</p>
<p>how did you get such a high reading score. I’m taking the SAT test soon and I need tips or a really helpful tip</p>
<p>2200 Boom!</p>
<p>Cr: 800
M: 800
W:600
These were my scores</p>
<p>I swear half of the comments here are so ■■■■■■■■ that I am too disgusted to read them. I bet there are others who feel this way, especially when 9/10 comments are 780+ for CR. Haha collegeconfidential will be seeing like what half of its users making to ivy league if all these comments are indeed true. 
Am I being jealous? No. I got a 2200 myself and I’m happy with my SATs.
To people who keep posting bs comments: please be aware that there are newbies out there who really want legit information from experienced people. </p>
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