<p>I got 1850 on May test and summer is the only time I can boost my score. I am aiming for 2200 or at least 2150, so 300 more. Is this possible??</p>
<p>I got 560 on CR,
620 on Math
670 on W. </p>
<p>And I have 11 tests PR book, blue collegeboard book, PR book, and barron. </p>
<p>And I'm aiming for UC Berkeley, UCLA, Stanford, Johnshopkins etc. </p>
<p>I already did all the tests from blue book and PR book. Would it be effective if I retook those tests again?</p>
<p>And when I study, I take the test and see what and why i got it wrong. I'm studying about 6 hours each day and I'm memorizing exactly 100 vocabs every day. Am I on the right path to get at least 2150??</p>
<p>PS. Sorry I asked so many questions... I'm really really anxious thesedays..</p>
<p>silO725 - 100 words a day!? Is that possible? Slow down dude! My recent analysis of how the various vocab lists and books performed on the March and June SATs revealed some interesting findings. Quality is much more important than quantity. The 3 best sources of quality SAT vocab words are Direct Hits Vocabulary, the Princeton Review Hit Parade and the Rocket Review list. The other lists and books just did not perform very well. Oh and you might consider ordering old PSATs from the College Board Store. Authentic practice. Good luck sioO725!!</p>
<p>yeah you can do it. buy the blue book and then buy an answers explained book from testmasters. practice from it at least 5 hours/week. MAKE SURE YOU READ AND UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU DID WRONG. oh and look up some formulaic essay that guarantees at least a 10.</p>
<p>dude.. relax with the vocab. there are only 19 of those on the test, so your energy is much better spent by preparing for the reading comprehension. Also, math is by far the easiest section to improve, and writing is next. for math, just do problem sets without a calculator. and for writing, just memorize the few rules the SAT actually tests. this way, i bet you can raise your score in solely those 2 sections about 200 points (assuming 750 each section). for reading, i'm not great at it either, but i would suggest just looking only surface deep at the questions. i tend to over analyze the questions and justify why answers are right using implied meanings and such. if you just pick the answers that seem right at a first glance, you will really improve your score. i can see you easily making an 80 point jump in writing, 150 in math, and 150 in reading. If you can do this, say hello to a 380 point increase and a spiffy 2230!!</p>
<p>wow thanks all of you!!! and that makes sense, quality is better than quantity.
I'll get Direct Hits (is just volume 1 alright? ) and for all the sections, you guys' comments are gonna be so much helpful!! thanks again</p>
<p>oo I just saw your reply to my question about volumes, dark knight. Thanks, that helped.</p>
<p>Don't be too optimistic, heh.</p>
<p>I went to this SAT prep thing in Korea and they made us memorize 400 words a day and we had a test each day.. and a lot of people got perfect or like, close to perfect. I couldn't take it so I changed to another prep centre, and they made us memorize only like, 50.</p>
<p>you seem like you're too hard on yourself. but if that's what you really want, try and go for it.</p>
<p>lol...400 words/day? Typical Asian prep school.
With dedication, it may not even be that hard to memorize 200 words/day. The setback is: the retention is rather short. I doubt that you can remember all the 100 words you memorize on the first day on the day of your SAT.</p>