Past/Future Sophomores/10th Graders. Post your SAT scores and GPA here!

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<p>I'll start off. </p>

<p>I just want to make a little experiment to boost the hopes of us future/and maybe past sophomores. </p>

<p>Post your
*freshman GPA
*sophomore GPA goal (or how you already did)
*your SAT test or practice test score
*SAT goal and when you want to achieve that goal (test date)
*and how you studied (if at all).</p>

<p>I'll start off.</p>

<p>Freshman GPA - 3.96 total
Sophomore GPA goal - 4.0
SAT Practice Test Score - 1650-1700
SAT Goal - 2000+ January 22, 2011
Study time - Maybe a week. Took first practice test today.</p>

<p>Thanks. I want to know if there are any sophomores on here anyways.</p>

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<p>4.0
4.0(Because of my school’s pr0 ap policy)
Somewhere between 1950-2100, I usually complete sets of 3 sections then chill out and do another 3 until all 9 are done, I have yet to take a full test. 650-670 W 700-760 CR 700-730 math
Study time: about 6 hours total over 2 or 3 weeks lol</p>

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<p>Very well! Remember, no matter what you post, you’re not bragging!</p>

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<p>*Freshman GPA-4.9/4.0
*Sophomore GPA-5.0/4.0
*Sophomore PSAT Score-187-57CR/64M/68W
*Sophomore SAT Score-2160-610CR/770M/780W (11 Essay)</p>

<p>*How I Studied-In freshman year, I focused solely on high school classes and didn’t even think about the PSATs until that summer. Just doing the homework and studying for less than 25 minutes the night before a test seemed to do. In the summer, I skimmed through the Official SAT Study Guide and Princeton Review SAT Books. Two weeks before my Sophomore PSAT, I went to the library to pick up a small Barrons PSAT Prep Manual. When I got my score back, I immediately knew I could do better, even though my confidence was shot. I religiously studied over 500 vocabulary words during English class and free time to prepare for the sentence completions. A month before the test, I took about 8 SAT practice tests, skipping the long reading passages because I got bored of them. (Silly me.) When I got my scores back, I was elated at everything besides my CR score, naturally. Even though I only answered 1 vocabulary question incorrectly, I made 14 mistakes on the actual reading section. CR is the only section where I really want to improve.</p>

<p>*My Advice
-There’s a thread on this site called How to Write a 12 Essay in Just 10 Days. I believe that thread helped immensely for my essay. There’s also other many others that you can find on the Best of SAT Prep Thread.
-The Sparknotes website has a thread called the 7 Deadly Grammar Mistakes. That thread practically threw me a 780.
-Rely on your local library before you buy prep books.
-OFFICIAL SAT Practice tests are your friends.
-Study at least 200 vocabulary words.</p>

<p>*MOST IMPORTANTLY
-Remember that you are in high school. Watch movies, go to the beach, and have fun with friends to make the most out of your adolescent experience. (Especially if you are just freshmen/sophs.) Even if you don’t get a stellar score or get into an Ivy League university, you can still easily get a good job at your local college if you work hard enough. People who judge you by whether you got to Harvard or Anonymous County College are people who shouldn’t matter to you. </p>

<p>*Random Fact
-The Walt Disney Company President/CEO graduated from Ithaca College.</p>

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<p>I appreciate all the info you’re putting out there for everyone! Your contributions are much needed. I can’t find the Seven deadly grammar mistakes on Sparknotes. Could anyone shoot me a link? Dziekuje</p>

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<p>[SAT:</a> Improve SAT Score with SparkNotes: The Seven Deadly Screw-Ups](<a href=“SparkNotes: Today's Most Popular Study Guides”>SparkNotes: Today's Most Popular Study Guides)</p>

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<p>Rising sophomore.</p>

<p>*Freshman GPA
Unweighted: 4.0
Weighted: 4.67</p>

<p>*Sophomore GPA goal (or how you already did)
Unweighted: 4.0
Weighted: 4.5
Goal for Self-study: AP Calculus AB (5), AP Environmental Science (4)</p>

<p>*Your SAT test or practice test score
Official SAT: 1st Time: 1940
Current Practice Test Scores: 2100-2200</p>

<p>*SAT goal and when you want to achieve that goal (test date)
October 2010
2300 (Math: 800, Critical Reading: 740, Writing: 760)</p>

<p>*And how you studied (if at all)
SAT Boot Camp (1 Practice Test per week + 3 days of lectures and practice problems)
On my own, I also am doing 2 other additional practice tests each week - one from the Blue Book and one from Princeton Review - so a total of 3 each week. I am also working Gruber’s Math WB, reading Direct Hits, and doing practice CR passages from my SAT Boot Camp Academy booklets.</p>

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<p>Rising sophomore :
*GPA : 3.3/4.0 (arg, fail ><)
*Soph. GPA Goal3.8 + (4.0 if possible)
*SAT score (practice test) :1950~2000
*SAT Goal :2100~2200 by the end of next summer :slight_smile:
*I took a SAT prep class, but it didn’t help me much. The only thing that was helpful were the review days, where the class reviews the answers to the test (from BB). I’m pretty sure I could of done those things without wasting money. But I’m glad I went from a 1515 -> 2000. I’m self studying for the rest of this year to boost it another 100 or 200 points.</p>

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<p>Rising JUNIOR</p>

<p>GPA’s are ambiguous with weights and whatnot and furthermore colleges tend to do their own GPA calculations. Additionally my school won’t give my GPA so my own calculations will probably be inaccurate. Also, my school’s weights are ridiculous. Maximum 5.666 GPA for AP classes. I’ll just post my grades. I’m going to assume colleges won’t factor electives and gym.</p>

<p>Freshman: 5 Honors, 4 A’s, 1 A+,
Sophomore: 3 Honors - A’s, 1 AP A+
Junior Goal: 3 AP’s - A+, 2 Honors - A+ (hopefully from all this work on catching reckless mistakes I can finally get more 100’s on tests)</p>

<p>Weights are only for class rank within the school, so I need to distinguish myself from the other overachievers in order to become valedictorian.</p>

<p>Practice Tests, started off at about 2000, but quickly jumped to consistent 2200+ I’ve come pretty close to 2300, and I probably reached it if I superscored everything, but I’ve gotta be realistic. Goal is 240 PSAT, 2400 October SAT. </p>

<p>I’m wondering why sophomores are taking SAT I in sophomore year. I didn’t risk jumping the gun, possibly getting a poor first score. Instead I focused on SAT II which I failed miserably at.</p>

<p>750 USH, 750 Biology. US history I winged it, Biology I studied. Shows how effective studying actually was.</p>

<p>Study: I only started officially started SAT 1 studying this summer. I have intense motivation but Mom forced a prep course on me. Once a week I take a practice test there and review the next day. The tests are QAS and the review is decent for the essay, but definitely not worth the cost. In addition I take a BB practice test once a week or so, and on Sundays I go meet my friend who got his hands on all QAS from 2009 below from China and take a test with him. I would do a lot more, but I have homework and an internship to attend to which saps my time. On the bus/subway to Columbia University I study Direct Hits off my iPhone.</p>

<p>Self study (during sophomore year), Spanish 3, since my school had incompetence problems with scheduling. I managed to get approval to skip Spanish 3 and go straight to Spanish 4 Honors this upcoming year.</p>

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<p>Rising Junior</p>

<p>Freshman GPA - 4.0 UW/4.21 W
Sophomore GPA - 4.0 UW/4.83 W
SAT Practice Test Score - 189 PSAT (Freshman), 218 PSAT (Sophomore)
SAT Goal - 2400, December 2010
Study time - ???</p>

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<p>I don’t get one thing, how can Sophmores take the SAT? I thought it was juniors. someone help me.</p>

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<p>^ You can take the SAT any time in your life - whether you are 2 years old or 76 years old. I don’t know who told you that you can only take it in junior year, but that is an outright fallacy. It isn’t recommended for sophomores to take the SAT, but they certainly are not barred completely doing so.</p>

<p>I’m taking the SAT because I have a stressful junior year schedule with 6 APs and 1 AP self-study in addition to an international piano certification exam and I simply don’t have time to deal with the SAT on top of all those things. I actually wish I would have taken it in freshman year right after I took Geometry and had a rigorous English curriculum in the 7th/8th grade - which also taught grammar in depth - compared to the weak English curriculum in my current school.</p>

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<p>Rising Junior</p>

<p>Freshman GPA - 4.0 UW
Sophomore GPA - 4.0 UW
SAT Practice Test Score - 2300 (800 Math. 800 CR. 700 W)
SAT Goal - 2400, January 2011
Study time - Taking a practice test a week up until the January test. Direct Hits and Word Smart for Vocabulary.</p>

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<p>I took the SAT sophomore year because I had already taken Algebra II. My mindset during the test was “OK. I have the knowledge to do relatively well, but I don’t need to worry immensely because I have another 1.5 years to improve.” </p>

<p>(Yes, 1.5).</p>

<p>I’m well aware that I can still improve more at least on my CR score when I learn more in my AP English class in my upcoming junior year. I just wanted to get a safety net in. Now when I take the SAT later, I can relax knowing I have that safety net.</p>

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<p>Freshman GPA - I recall it was 5.4 on a 6.0 scale.
Sophomore GPA goal - 6.0
SAT Practice Test Score - 2300-2400. Always within this range. I scored a 1740 as a freshman…=(
SAT Goal - 2350+ January 2011
Study time - A lot of studying this summer, and just going to take a practice test every week until the test.</p>

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<p>Rising Sophomore</p>

<p>*freshman GPA- 3.7 UW , 4.13 W</p>

<p>*sophomore GPA goal (or how you already did), - 4.0 UW, 4.5 W</p>

<p>*your SAT test or practice test score- 1950 : 740 math, 610 CR, 600 W</p>

<p>*SAT goal and when you want to achieve that goal (test date)- 2050+ (October SAT I), 10th grade PSAT Goal - 210 (October PSAT), SAT II Biology-770 (MAY) </p>

<p>I used Kaplan SAT comp. 2010, Blue Book, Practice Test weekly, during the last 2 weeks I did sections of only math daily (raised my score 70+!! 670 to mid 700’s consistent), going to continue practicing and practicing sections of each subjects</p>

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<p>@Tenplensis Awesome! Looks like we’ll be taking it on the same day. Best of luck. I am also using your strategy of 1 test a week, but I’ll start that in September. Right now I just am studying BB and Barron’s. Also, today I bought Gruber’s Math. Anyone have success with that one?</p>

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<p>Personally, math was always my strongest subject on the SAT, so I didn’t get extra any extra books for it. The general consensus on CC is that Gruber’s is the best guide for math.</p>

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<p>@Tenplenesis That is an amazing comment. I am speechless… seriously. and jealous of your amazing math skills. What did you get on the test?</p>

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<p>Thanks TRUFFLIEPIE.:)</p>