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i have not improved. still around 2000. any last minute score pointers?
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<p>Try being as calm as possible, and being at your sharpest when you take the test. You will always do better than if you aren't, I promise.</p>
<p>If you still want to raise it past that, then find out what your weaknesses are and figure out how to eliminate them. Also, review all past tests so that you know what to look for.</p>
<p>I would never make a random guess, but I do make educated guesses. If you have no idea about the answers, I suggest that you not guess.</p>
<p>LOL, that's the worst advise ever. Not guessing is a significant penalty, guessing, however, knocks off only 1/4 of the score.</p>
<p>I think that's faulty reasoning. Guessing and getting it wrong is much worse than leaving it blank. You're neglecting the fact that if you guess wrong you not only get 1/4 point knocked off, but you are denied the entire point you could have gotten, so it's actually -1 1/4 from the total score possible, whearas if you leave it blank it's just -1 from the total possible. However if you can eliminate at least 1 (but I'd recommend trying to get rid of 3) guessing will always be to your benefit.</p>
<p>No, you only get penalized for guessing when you guess more than you have right. Guessing does not hurt.</p>
<p>Guessing after eliminating one or two is a bad decision, IMO. Mathematically, it makes sense, but since you should theoretically be answering most of them correctly, you won't be guessing enough for the points lost to balance out with points earned.</p>
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No, you only get penalized for guessing when you guess more than you have right. Guessing does not hurt.
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<p>I don't know what you're saying. All I had from you was that "Not guessing is a significant penalty, guessing, however, knocks off only 1/4 of the score." in response to a statement saying "I would never make a random guess, but I do make educated guesses. If you have no idea about the answers, I suggest that you not guess." (I think). Therefore I infer that you are suggesting that even if one has no idea what the answer is, they should still guess. To which I say that if you guess with no idea of the answer, you have a 1/5 chance of getting it right, so 4/5 out of the time you'll end up not only being denied one point, but losing about a point to every random correct answer. Theoretically, guessing without elimination yields the same result as leaving everything blank, but most of the time a test-taker will actually end up behind. I think I'm confusing what you're saying though, could you clarify?</p>
<p>I went up 400 points, from a 1750 to a 2150 - in FOUR DAYS of a prep class. (diag test monday, next test friday).</p>
<p>I just did a practice test this morning and got a 2280. So YES YES YES it can be done.</p>
<p>Go over all the strategies in a guidebook (I used the PrincetonReview one) and then do the test. Grade it. Get a raw, convert it. Go over your problems, and take another test.</p>
<p>Good luck!! It CAN be done, I did it.</p>
<p>About guessing, it's my opinion that if you can get it down to 3 choices you should guess in CR and writing, but not math.</p>
<p>I think it's foolish to leave anything blank in the CR or writing sections because POE is so easy to use here. For math, if you dont know it leave it blank.</p>
<p>But remember, you can get 4 problems wrong with the same 'penalty' that exists when you leave just one question blank. IMHO, it's always best to guess in CR and writing if you can eliminate two.</p>
<p>i took another practice SAT this morning and it says min:1840 and max:2070. nooooooo......at least 2200 i can go with, but it says MAX 2070.... :(
i'll be going over my answers right now & i'm taking another practice sat tonight and one tommorow night. uhhh...uhhh....<em>panics</em></p>
<p>I usually take random sections, only two or three times have I done a full test at once. I find it more productive to focus on one area at a time. Also, I think it might be harder because my mind dulls in between each section, while on the actual SAT I'll be sharp the whole time.</p>
<p>okay, so i took a test this morning and one last night. last night was 1950 or 1970 i don't remember, with essay 8, and today's was 1980 with essay 10, except i took this test like a year ago :( </p>
<p>is it IMPOSSIBLE????</p>
<p>well, on the bright side, i ususally concentrate very well on the test day tho i'm really lost on practice tests. (kind of like murasaki) after each section i'll suddenly realize i'm in that classroom;.</p>
<p>yea...doing well on the real sats also involves staying calm and collected. it's all very psychological if you ask me. i usually do well on practice exams, but screw up on real ones because i get reallly tense. so just...pretend ur just taking one for fun.</p>