I’ve taken SAT for two times. But my Reading stuck at 320. My language is at 330 which cannot pull the total score up to 1500.
Chinese compete with Chinese. With so much 1500+ around me, I am now really lost in the sat test. And I am going to take it again in OCT, Los Angeles. Do I have a chance to improve greatly?
What year in high school are you? If you are going into your senior year, you probably don’t have enough time to go for that 1500.
Some improvement is possible, however - with test practice, preparation classes and tutors.
Consider this very carefully: if you have difficulty on the SAT, you will find it very hard to keep up with the reading and writing in pretty much all non-math classes in college. Think about starting with a reduced course load at a test-optional college or community college, or even taking a gap year and use the time to work on your reading and writing skills.
Let me introduce myself, I’m a Korean born in Korea and immigrated 9 years ago. as a current senior I understand your problem. My number one advice I can give is READ. I know you must have heard it plenty of times but it really helps. The only way to improve comprehension is read articles and books. I recommend reading lots of classical novels and NY times editorials.
I’m an American teaching SAT prep in Korea for 16 years, and I agree with @“Just a Korean”
The SAT isn’t TOEFL–it’s written for native speakers and designed to test their abilities. If it’s hard for you, then it’s doing what it’s designed to do: revealing your lack of ability. That said, it’s prep-able, just like every other test ever made. Learn all the vocab, read, and apply a good method, and you can improve rapidly.
The difficulties you are having with English are the same difficulties English speaking students have with other languages. Yes, reading in English is difficult for you, Those Chinese students who do well have probably been speaking and reading English much longer than you. You need to learn to read English the way most American students did - by reading English: newspaper, novels, everything you can get your hands on. Resist the urge to translate in your head, and learn to understand English as you read it. If that means starting with the same books American children use, so be it. That’s how you learn to read.