<p>So I took the June SAT and got my scores a few minutes ago. Two weeks of on and off review got me a 2170, is it likely I can get this into the 2300s with some nice review in the summer? BTW, the essay was far below what I could potentially write, in AP language and composition I have written consistent 8s and the occasional 9. I wasn't too sure on exactly how I was supposed to write it, is all.</p>
<p>yes, I think getting the 800 in math is definitiely doable, but that is more like luck when you are in the 790-800 range. regardless, I think an a800 is possible there. What kind fo questions did you get wrong in the reading? Was it vocab? If it was, for sure, just study a ***** load of vocab everyday for like half an hour. That will raise your score significantly. I would focus on getting the 1560/1600 more than getting the 2300/2400. imo. But yeah, if it is critical reading that you have trouble on, which aspect of it is hard? Is it the reading time? Is it the comprehension vs inference? If it is the reading time, then practice practice practice. If it is the comprehension vs inference, I would ask for some specific tips or develop your own strategy. My personal one was to NOT over think the questions. My school systems always taught us to infer as much as possible from the text, the SAT only wants 1 level of inference. As for writing, well I was not too hot in it, but yeah you could for sure get it up to make u hit the 2300. Honestly, I would worry more bout critical reading, but if you really want the 2300, yeah, writing is important. For writing, simple memorization and practice of the grammar rules. The essay, make sure you are using a 3 prong thesis, they love that at college board. Make sure you fill out the whole page. Make sure you have good topic sentences that reflect the thesis. I think that a 2300, especially superscore, is very doable. Regardless of your first score, I think that a single score 2300 is very possible provided you either keep preparing for math, or you are naturally brilliant in it :). Gl bud! you got this</p>
<p>I agree with vickramreddy. The writing section is definitely one where anyone can improve their score greatly. Your math score shows that you have good “hard” skills (objective, as opposed to the subjective reading test) so it will be as simple as memorizing grammar rules. Or, what worked in my case, just practice using perfect grammar whenever possible (you don’t have to be the grammar nazi, but just be eloquent) so that on test day, wrong answers simply “sound wrong.” Good luck to you.</p>
<p>I bumped by score from a 2090 (710 CR, 730 M, 650 W) to a 2300 (700 CR, 800 M, 800 W, 10 E) with minimal prep. Basically the week of the test I took one practice test (minus the essay), made a template for an essay, studied a sparknotes guide for writing, and then the night before the test I did two tests worth of math and writing sections (again minus the essay). I wasn’t expecting to be able to improve my reading score, so I didn’t bother studying for it, though in hindsight I probably could have improved that too. One reading section I thought was experimental wasn’t… so that might have been a detriment too.</p>
<p>Of course it’s possible. I have a student who got 1940 in August and 2400 in January–with a LOT of studying in between. Where there’s a will, there’s a way.</p>
<p>As NHS2014 above said, memorizing grammar rules could be the single most helpful way to improve your score. On the first practice test I took last month, I had pretty much the same score distribution as you (790M, 720CR, 680W). I studied a ton, worked really hard to learn the grammar rules (I had the McGraw Hill book, which gave 15 grammar rules that appear on the SAT), and learned how the CR section worked (the answers should most of the time be explicit in the text; don’t think too hard) and on the 6/2 test I landed a 800M, 800CR, 750W (with an 8 essay, so the MC really saved me here). Mind, I got pretty lucky, as I easily could’ve scored a lot lower with the 8 on the essay.</p>
<p>You are in the absolute best position to improve. Math is perfect. Reading needs some work, but you are almost there. Writing is so simple to improve, just review grammar for the next month, and as long as you get 10+ on the essay, you’ll get a perfect score. You have 3 months, just come up with a good continuous plan and follow it.</p>
<p>Are you guys naturally smart in math, if not how’d you get such great scores? Was it implemented at home or in school or just incessant practice?</p>