<p>So I just got my sat scores and I got a 1570 which I don't even know how. Can someone suggest a good plan for me to raise it 500 points by October?</p>
<p>What I’m gonna do is spend a month on each subject, and in the days in October I would condition myself for test conditions.
Don’t worry about your score, I took a practice test and got a 1650(with a 420 in writing) and two tests and a lot of studying later, I got a 2040 on the June sat (with a 700 in writing), so studying really does work.</p>
<p>@Fuffy24 thanks. But if I do study really hard, will it go up 500 points? Most people say it will only go up 300 points.</p>
<p>It depends in the person, but if you take AP classes then you should have the skills to raise your score by 500. I raised my score by 490 and I’m still not done. Find your weakest section and bring it up, that’s where there is the most to gain, and it increases your floor. My weakest section is writing, and the increase and that section was 280. So work on your weakest section, but also make sure you don’t ignore the other sections. Also your low score might be a result of how u r under test conditions, so practice taking the test.</p>
<p>Its so weird because I got a 520 on the Cr and math section and I got a 530 on the writing section.</p>
<p>I only want to raise it by 430 points. What did you get on your first time?</p>
<p>I got a 1650 on a diagnostic sat, an 1880 on my first actual sat in May, a 2040 on the June sat, and am aiming for a 2150+ on the October SAT. Study really hard and I think you’ll be happy with the score you get.</p>
<p>Really don’t believe that taking AP classes have an impact of any sort on your improvement of SAT scoring… why? Because as many previously test-takers (who have bumped up-ed scores even 700+) stated that it is all just getting around the SAT test taking strategies, and getting to know the format etc…</p>
<p>Plus, SAT’s tests are no way near AP level, except maybe the CR in terms of vocab? (not sure)
But overall, taking AP classes won’t help you improve as much as the guy is saying, except for a more better understanding of what to expect/how to complete the answer.</p>
<p>@medicsz While a person should probably do SAT-specific prep to do well on the SAT, AP classes certainly help in developing skills. Just from personal experience, I can say that all the multiple choice and essay prep that we did in AP Lang was the biggest factor in boosting my CR score by 100 points (620 to 720). Yes, the AP passages are much more difficult than the SAT passages; however, by working continuously on tougher passages, one gains confidence with the slightly easier passages. </p>
<p>Granted, I’ve always been one to dislike studying for standardized tests for long and endless hours, so being in the AP class provided me with practice that was mandatory as a part of classwork, but that’s just my experience.</p>
<p>AP classes are much harder than the SAT reading section, that much is true, But I think that’s why it helps, AP classes teach you to take critical information from extremely hard pieces of text in a limited amount of time. So on the SAT, you can read more efficiently, gather information such as tone, purpose, etc. quickly, and answer the questions with time to spare to double check. Also AP classes make you read very actively and critically, to where it becomes second nature on the SAT. AP classes won’t guarantee a 750+, but it leaves you with a high starting score(600ish), to where you don’t have that far to go to get your score. At least that’s how AP classes helped me, but it is different for everyone.</p>
<p>Ap classes not for seniors? And International students?</p>
<p>Some people wont be able to experience ap classes till senior though… like me ToT so I guess i wont have that experience</p>
<p>writing is easy. use ultimate grammar guide along with the silverturtle one. and for essay how to write SAT essay in 10 days thread. you’ll get ~750 (learn the rules and apply it. there is no rocket science in writing section)</p>
<p>for math practice after learning basics. use your time really well to know the problematic areas. if geometry gives you pain, then learn those. and then all you can do is practice practice and practice. math isn’t hard to improve.</p>
<p>for CR I’m not a very reliable person. my CR score is like a boat in the storm.</p>
<p>Anything that’s difficult to read and has meaning can be used as cr practice, like the economist and other things. It just takes discipline to read those really difficult pieces of text on your free time, whereas AP classes force you to do so every day. You can get a 700+ on cr without ap classes, you just need to find your own source of practice.</p>
<p>I honestly think math and writing are the two sections that you can easily improve with practice. Reading, on the other hand, actually requires you to read advanced books so that your vocabulary will improve. </p>
<p>For math, I guess it’s a no-brainer if you’re naturally good at math, but you can easily learn the concepts that come up frequently in SAT math. Though you would have to spend some $$$, I really think getting one of the SAT prep books will help you! They teach you about certain concepts that frequently come up. So keep practicing!</p>
<p>The same is true for writing. If you’re naturally good at grammar, then you’re in luck. If not, you can easily learn those things. Again, I think a prep book can teach you everything if you don’t have someone to do it. But get yourself in the habit of checking grammar. After studying for SATs, I had a habit of constantly matching up subject/verb agreement (tense, singular vs. plural, etc.) in everything I read. As for the essay, if you normally don’t read a lot of literature or you don’t know anything about what’s going on in the world, then you can pick a few examples the night before your test. The essay prompts are usually so open-ended that you can pretty much make your examples for any prompt. And try to fill up the two pages! That should give you at least a 10.</p>