Raising my SAT score

Test Preparation
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<p>I was pretty happy when I got a 2000 on my first try without any prep. </p>

<p>However, I've been studying for the SATs for a few months now, I've probably taken 8 or so practice tests (mainly from the college board book). My score simply isn't going up! It's really discouraging and I honestly don't know what to do. It's been pretty stagnant (about the 2000-2100+ range STILL). </p>

<p>I think I'm basically following the xiggi method. I'm analyzing the questions I got wrong, but when I have the benefit of hindsight, it's really easy to justify the answers and move on... </p>

<p>I'm missing a couple on the sentence completions, some of the analysis, and the hard math questions. Does anyone have any tips for these? </p>

<p>Am I simply not focusing/concentrating/analyzing enough? Or is there really a "peak" score? Have I simply hit my peak score? Or is it simply impossible to raise SAT scores like some people say (other than raising it by 100 points or so)? I was shooting for 2200+ or 2300, but it seems like it's impossible now :(.</p>

<p>I've been thinking about biting down and taking a practice test a day (of course non-CB included now...), and going through everything I missed. Would this have a very big effect on my score?</p>

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<p>buump</p>

<p>any tips? :)</p>

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<p>last bump. annnnnyyyyyone? :P</p>

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<p>just chill out about the test, go over ur weak areas, and u'll do fine</p>

<p>u can prolly pull it up even more</p>

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<p>I think my weakness is the hard math problems/sentence completions. Is there anyway I can fix this?</p>

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<p>for the math, all you can do is keep in mind that they tend to use the same standard problem format from test to test....figure out which format you consistently solve incorrectly, and they practice as many like that as you can get your hands on.</p>

<p>for sentence completions, your vocab is probably good, since your overall score is high already. What you really need to do is learn to analyze the mood of the sentence, especially if there is only one blank. sometimes there are two answers that seem right, but the subtle nuances of the sentence determine the correct answer. The two-blank sentences are generally easier because only one pair will work...the rest either contradict each other or contradict the sentence.</p>

<p>Good Luck!!!</p>

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<p>Thanks guys.</p>

<p>Is it true that there is a "ceiling score" for individuals? I mean, I honestly don't know what's going on. </p>

<p>Maybe I'm not tryin hard enough, but my score isn't going up... :(</p>

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<p>I think there's a vague "ceiling score" but most people can improve a lot if they work hard enough to improve. I did a couple practice tests between last year's PSAT and this year's and they were all in the range of my last year's score. I was afraid I wouldn't improve but it turns out I probably did by a lot because I was more prepared this time around.</p>