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Eli: No... one wrong and one omit will result in the same score.. once you get three wrong then your score will be reduced by another point.. (it rounds up)
one omit = 53
one wrong = 52.75 = 53
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are you sure? b/c for PSATs on the writing (with the horrible curve--i know) -1 was 760 and -1.25 was 750</p>
<p>Critical Reading- 800
Math- 690 (eeeeewwwww)
Writing- 770 (9 essay 78 mc)</p>
<p>2260 total. </p>
<p>Should I take it again since I think I can do better on math?</p>
<p>And I got a 34 on the ACT.....so should I take the SAT I again?</p>
<p>@jumpngo, Yeah I screwed up horribly on the May SAT and I am going to take it again in June with a whole new approach.</p>
<p>Anyways here a break down of my horrible scores:</p>
<p>M: 710 (I am really pssed off about this; should be 800)
CR: 680 (expected at least a 730)
W: 760 (missed 2 w/ 10 essay; thought I missed only 1...meh)</p>
<p>Total: 2150 (150 points short of my goal :()</p>
<p>So what do you plan on doing?</p>
<p>If you can keep your CR and Writing up then by all means go for it!</p>
<p>BTW, enlighten us with your secrets on how to score an 800 on CR. </p>
<p>Por favor?</p>
<p>^ read. read read read. I'm in a class that consists of solely reading and responding to nonfiction books, which I think helps. I'm also in ap lit, which is more reading. Another thing-- whenever you read a book and don't know what a word means, look it up.</p>
<p>Well i'm juust trying to push through the end of this year first. I have subjects in June so I have to start cramming. I'm not thinking of SATS until like June 16. I have a week of boys state before that... gahh.....RIGHT when we get out of school. but w/ez, it'll help me get into college..</p>
<p>Math: 800
Critical Reading: 800
Writing: 800 (10/12 on the essay, but 80 points for MC)</p>
<p>Needless to say, I'm pretty happy.</p>
<p>sigh... a 2400er.</p>
<p>SIVster716...omg please share your success story!</p>
<p>^ GET OFFLINE AND GO STUDY!!! >:|</p>
<p>You won't get much by asking for/reading success stories ... go write your own!</p>
<p>Congrats To SIVster716, btw.</p>
<p>I have a question for you (@quick) though...
How'd you get a 760 with a 10 essay and 2 MC wrong?
I got a 770 with a 9 essay and a 78.</p>
<p>You got a 76 on MC instead? (just curious)</p>
<p>I don't know how much my "success story" will help people. I didn't do much traditional preparation, besides taking a couple practice tests for both and going through the answers. I did read The Underground Guide for the SAT, which helped me more for relaxation and a general overview than hardcore review: but I think it would work really well for ALL of the above things for someone who really needed it. The truth is that I am an excellent standardized test taker, which does NOT mean that I am automatically smarter than everyone else.</p>
<p>screw you two!!! 760s and 770s...... gahhhhhhhhhhh. I really need help from you guys in writing though this summer. Feed, weren't you having trouble with CR?</p>
<p>Yes, I got a 620... I was expecting it though.</p>
<p>Jump, you wanna come and chat at Study</a> Chat Rooms | ?</p>
<p>what!? is 780 in math 2 wrong?</p>
<p>@Quicksandslowly</p>
<p>i was actually very surprised at my 310 point improvement. but there were a few things that i did to prepare that i highly recommond.</p>
<p>i read Tom Clement's book "How to Write a Killer SAT Essay in 25 Minutes or Less". i think its available for purchase online. its about 100 pages. heres a link for the first couple chapters of the book.</p>
<p>basically, the book teaches you how to memorize your essay before you get the prompt. very handy. it moved my essay score from an 8 to 10, but im sure i couldve gotten a 12 if i hadnt made a very serious organization error.</p>
<p>for the math, i just didnt make any dumb mistakes. thats it. in march, i thought i got all the problems right but turns out i missed four and ended up getting 710 for the section. oh well..</p>
<p>@giantsfan, thanks for the information! However, I am not concerned as much with M and W as I am with CR. Any tips on CR?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>BTW, thanks for the link!</p>
<p>CR: 730 (+50 from 680)
M: 720 (+10 from 710)
W: 760 (+180 from 580)
MC:75
Essay:10</p>
<p>1450/2210</p>
<p>Very Happy with the Writing Increase. It just shows that a few hours of studying can go a long way. Is there absolutely any reason to retake with a 2210? I'm not planning on it.</p>
<p>The problem with taking the SAT a third time is that it may confirm lower scores rather than the higher scores. I know the colleges use the higher scores for admission purposes, but admission counselors "see" all the scores. Unless you think you can improve or at least maintain the higher scores, I don't think I would retake. 1450/2210 is solid. (All scores in the 700s too.)</p>
<p>Does it hurt to have a large spread in scores between sections? I got a 640 CR, 800 M, and 780 W (11 essay).</p>
<p>I'd rather not retake (this was my second SAT), but I wanted some thoughts on this. I'm aiming for the top...</p>
<p>Thanks...</p>
<p>UHSdebater:</p>
<p>What are the scores from your first SAT? How does it look when you "superscore"?</p>