<p>As a freshman I got a 154
Last year as a sophomore I got it up to a 190 with no prep 54 CR 77 M 59W
(the 77 in math was because apparently I didn't bubble in the complete answer for one question. I put 2/ instead of 2/3)
This fall I really want to get my score up to about 215. I bought the blue college board book and I'm planning on working on those tests over the summer. Do you guys think this is a reasonable goal? I can't really improve in math so what is the best way to improve the reading/writing sections in addition to the practice tests?</p>
<p>Hey, I improved from a 176 (no prep, 54 M, 64 CR, 60 W) to a 219 (with some prep, 76 M, 73 CR, 70 W). I think it’s possible. However, I will admit that my first time I kind of hyperventilated and freaked out because of the time constraints and that caused me to mess up somewhat.</p>
<p>Last fall I started working with two students who had scored in the 190s the previous year. After a few weeks of prep, both scored over 230 on the PSAT…which should be well over the CA state cut-off.</p>
<p>With the proper mix of guidance, hard work, and ability, anything is possible. Be sure to prep for all three sections. Over the years, I’ve observed that the Writing score is the easiest to raise…and I’ve taught students for whom English is a second language. With properly motivated native English speakers, the Writing section is a piece of cake.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice guys. Do you have any specific methods for preparing for the writing section? Or are practice tests the way to go?</p>
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<p>I got mine up from a 189 soph year to a 221 junior year with a few months of prep, which basically consisted of learning lots of new vocab (reading was my worst section) and taking tons of practice tests</p>
<p>Pretty much like smileykins, my D got up from 179 to 214 after a few months of SAT preps.</p>
<p>I got mine up from 183 sophomore year to 221 junior year by working through sat princeton books and collegeboard. The psat is a much shorter test so it was easier to focus and finish and it was easier to maintain my test stamina.</p>