<p>Hey I took the SAT recently and I was hoping to break 2100 (I have one more chance in the June SAT, and I'm a junior in high school right now).</p>
<p>I was wondering - how many questions should/could I leave blank to break 2150 and 2200?
On the 3 critical reading sections I left a total of 10 to 15 blank (which puts me down to probably 680 - 700 if I luckily had everything else correct) and I left maybe 6 or 7 total blank in all the math sections combined.
I also left 4 or 5 blank on the Writing test, but that can easily be supplemented by my essay, which I feel I wrote very well.</p>
<p>Also, what strategies do you use for Critical reading, for all the answerers with 700+ ?</p>
<p>honestly, if you are aiming for 700+ on each section, you shouldn’t leave any blank. Each extra point is vital, especially because the curve is volatile in the 700+ range. Logically, it would be better to do an educated guess as only a quarter point is deducted each wrong. Based on the number of blanks you left, it seems like you will get about a 2050 or so. If you made an educated guess on some of those critical reading questions, then the extra points could really help out. It’s definitely worth guessing if there has been some elimination.</p>
<p>I’m a junior as well. Scores for the SAT are weighted, so you can never be sure. I’m hoping for a 2000? But I’m kind of wildly guessing here. I’ve taken one practice SAT and got a range of 2100-2200; however, I felt I did a bit better on the practice.</p>
<p>I went a very different route- the “all or nothing”, lol. I was able to narrow down most of the questions to 2 answers (and usually leaned towards one), so I took the chance to guess. I mostly do this to avoid situations where I guess on questions and get them wrong while also omitting questions I would’ve gotten right. It works for me. I “guessed” on a good 12 questions (for each) on the reading and the writing. Nothing omitted. I was unsure about 6-7 (didn’t guess, but worked too quickly on them) of the math questions, including 3? free response. I did omit 1 math question. </p>
<p>I liked the essay. Did as well as I could for 25 minutes.</p>
<p>Reading and Math are my strong suits; I’ve gotten 700+ for each on my PSAT and practice SAT. For Reading, process of elimination is really the only thing I do. Explain your justification to yourself before you select the answer. And - this may sound obvious - closely read the questions.</p>
<p>Yeah, the only way to beat the SAT if you’re not one of those people that waltzes in and gets a 2300+ on their first try, is not to be smart, but to be a smart test-taker. </p>
<p>People think omitting means you don’t lose any points - wrong. It means you lose 1 point. See it as a more of a “I have full marks before the test, I lose marks for not answering right.” You lose 1.25 points for guessing wrong. If you’re a good test-taker and you can eliminate some options and generally know what they’re talking about, it is MUCH better to make an educated guess. You’re losing points no matter if you omit or get it wrong, so you might as well take a stab at getting it right.</p>
<p>So, yeah, I probably sound crazy right now. But, if you really want to break 2100 you probably need to be a bit more aggressive with the test haha.</p>
<p>I got only got 2 wrong on writing and had a 730, so if you left 4-5 blank (and assuming you got a couple wrong) you are easily below 700… probably like a 590-650</p>
<p>On the real test I got 3 wrong, no omits for a 770 in CR… Writing I got a shocking 650 (it was my best subject out of the three – so I thought) with an 8 essay, two wrong, and four (accidentally) omitted. Math I got 3 wrong, 6 omit for a 660.</p>