Possibility of a 2300+ in two more months?

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<p>Hey guys,</p>

<p>I just took my first SAT in March and I will taking another one in May. I haven't gotten my scores back yet, but in previous exams I've scored in the 2000-2200 range. I'm wondering if it's possible to achieve a 2300+ by the May exam and what should I do to get there? Spring break is coming up and I'm planning to do a lot of studying plus I'll be going to my academy for more practice and such. </p>

<p>Oh and also are International students at a disadvantage when it comes to the SAT? I'm from Canada (went across the border to take the March SAT).</p>

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<p>Are you talking Superscore or raw?</p>

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<p>Raw</p>

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<p>Of course you can, you need to take many practice tests only from Collegeboard. There are many released official tests that you can practice.</p>

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<p>Thanks for you reply! But how much will be enough? I feel like I can only take them when I’m at my “prime” haha. People say that I should go over my mistakes and learn from them and I really try to, but it’s so hard to remember mistakes on a specific reading passage. Any tips on how to retain information and learn from my mistakes?</p>

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<p>@thatonecanadian - Don’t just trudge through practice tests. Make certain to go through the practice tests, and examine the rational for why you were wrong. The blue book is great for this, and there is the official service provided for certain SAT dates.</p>

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<p>Well first of all, how many practice tests have you already done???
If your answer is greater than 10, then I doubt you could raise your score another 200 points (you probably already scored near your max)
If you’ve only taken 1 or 2, then yes, it is very possible.</p>

<p>Focus on your weakest areas first. So if you are amazing at math, and consistently score 750+, then don’t include the math sections in your practice tests. This gives you more time for your weaker parts.</p>

<p>If you suck at vocab, start memorizing vocab now. I found that the best books are the Direct Hits books, the Hot Words, and Krieger’s Essential. If you memorize all the words in those book, then you should easily be able to get 0, or maybe 1 wrong on the vocab. </p>

<p>But if you suck at Writing, don’t bother to waste time reading a grammar book. They don’t help much. The only thing you really have to do to increase Writing is lots of practice tests and analyzing errors. All the Writing questions basically follow the same patterns, so if you can recognize them, you can find the errors.</p>

<p>Also, for Critical Reading, don’t bother trying to read articles from the newspaper or anything. It really doesn’t help much. Again, just do a bunch of practice tests, and analyze your errors, and I’m sure you’ll see an increase.</p>

<p>As for how to “maximize” your practice tests: take them in a place that mimics the test environment. Go to a quiet place, and time them really strictly (actually stop working, right when the timer goes off). I recommend not to grade your practice tests section by section, but instead, to wait until the end to grade it all at once.</p>

<p>To go over your practice tests, first mark all the ones you got wrong (but don’t put the correct answer). Go back to the question and see if you can get the right answer, and rationalize why. If you still don’t get it right, then get the answer and rationalize how it’s right (you might have to look up the reason online, if you are still stumped).</p>

<p>I also recommend that you go over EVERY question on your practice tests. Many questions follow the same form on the SAT, so if you go over every question, you can see these forms, and it’ll help you get more correct.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>@satman1111 I’ve done a few actually. Around 8-9 plus the real test so I’m at ten (=___=). In addition to those practice tests I’ve been taking separate sections and practicing on them. Is it hopeless then? I think all of my errors now are just careless or maybe it’s because I don’t know how to use the Devil’s Advocate strategy correctly. </p>

<p>Thanks for the reply though!</p>

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<p>@thatonecanadian, if I were you then, I would wait for your scores to come, to see how you actually did. Who knows, maybe you scored 2200+!!! But even if you didn’t, if you have enough motivation, I’m sure you can increase it even more.</p>

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<p>If you are getting 2000-2200 in practice, that means you have not reach a plateau yet. Just do more timed full practice tests and go through the answers for the one you missed. You should be able to reach a plateau at or above 2200 soon.</p>