<p>ok, so my friend knows of this site (not sure exactly what site), but it's considered the equivalent of CC for Koreans (i've mentioned the site before, but i don't know of the link).</p>
<p>basically, everyone on that site gets into universities THEN post up their stats. a majority of that site has students that got into HYPSM and top schools etc, with SAT scores of 2200+</p>
<p>the advice he told me he got from that site is this-</p>
<p>-take 1 SAT a day (mentioned before). buy other prep books and take their SAT practice exams (PR/Kaplan/Barrons/RR/Gruber/etc)
-when you review your answers and find those that you get wrong, don't go to the explanations. instead look at the correct answer and figure out a way to get that same answer, and write an explanation on how you got it. then, compare your explanation to the explanation your prep book has. so for example, on a math question you get 'B' but the answer 'E'. try to re-do the question to get E in a logical way, then describe your process. read the explanation to that question offered in your book, compare it to your own explanation, and then refine your explanation if needed. this way, the concept in the question remains in your head
-solve the CB blue book THREE TIMES (crazy, i know). by doing this, you are catching up on patterns located in the book that would otherwise be seen on the real SAT on test day. the first time you take it, you'll encounter patterns, the second time, you'll encounter patterns you missed. the third time you solve the book, you'll encounter even more patterns you missed
-if you solve every CR passage in most (or all) of the prep books out there, you're guaranteed a 650+ on the CR section of the real SAT</p>
<p>it sounds crazy, but if anyone wants hardcore tips to improve their SAT score by 200+ points in a short amount of time (while others say it's really difficult and to aim for a 'reasonable' score), here's your advice, lol</p>
<p>another thing that makes this advice crazier is that, well, most of us were born in America and know english inside-out. the advice coming from these students were korean internationals who had trouble with CR and writing.</p>
<p>imagine taking the CR and writing in korean..yeah..that’s how difficult it was for them (even though koreans learn english in korea)</p>
<p>specifically, how does a person study for the CR section? i mean, every passage has different information. so are we supposed to analyze HOW we got it wrong? for example choosing an answer that is an INFERENCE, but the question was a NON-inference question?</p>
<p>I started with a 2040 during my sophomore year. To prepare, I basically did all the BB tests, all the released Q&As at the time, most of the 10 Real SATs, and all the released PSATs. When I took the test again in December I was much more confident and prepared and scored my 2340.</p>
<p>i dont think taking bb 3 times is excessive. consider u go from test 1 to 8. by the time u’re done with 8,u probably hav forgotten the materials in test 1, so the tests are like new, go over again, usually the same mistakes u made in the past will stumble u again,but after u do it second time,u’ll become familiarize with it.
i agree, its not about taking how many tests,i mean, u gotta completely pwn a test inside-out,literally lol..</p>
<p>^ dude thats really extreme. i dont see how thats possible for people who dont have much time to take BlueBook test 3 times, every test in every other sat book, etc.</p>
<p>well uh, i mean, what i do is i circle the number of the question i find troubling or unsure. i disregard the ones i know 100% sure… thats what i mean,i dont mean by 25 mins each section u know? lol</p>
<p>well, the person who recommended the “1 SAT a day” method increased her CR score from ~380 to ~770 by honing her analytical skills + memorizing tons of vocab.</p>
<p>i think as you keep taking more CR sections, and the more you get wrong, and the more you review, the better you get at reading. for example, if you try to pinpoint why you got the answer wrong, and you figure out why, then your response will be “oh! i missed the information in lines so-and-so,” forcing you to read better and analyze better the next time you take the test.</p>
<p>im not sure if that makes sense, but that’s what it seemed like to me..</p>
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<p>well, that advice was only for those who wanted to prep hardcore for the SAT. so whether its extreme or not, if you want a huge improvement in a restrained amount of time, you should go for it (;</p>
<p>haha you guys, i don’t know of the site! it was just advice my friend passed on to me.</p>
<p>if you want, i can ask him for the site, but i think it’s one of those specialized sites where you have to be a resident (or former) resident of South Korea to actually access (yes, they have sites like that. you have to give in your identification info and etc)..that’s why i didn’t bother to ask lol</p>
<p>recommended readings to improve CR from kcc (lol we’re getting advice on improving our english analyzing skills by other ethnic groups XD)–</p>
<p>1.) the new yorker
2.) scientific american
3.) the economist</p>
<p>EDIT: when writing the essay on the SAT, always include a quote in the first sentence of the introduction. for example, if the topic is technology and if it’s beneficial, make up something one of your friends said about it. my korean friend, who is a junior, took my name on the SAT. he wrote in the first line of the introduction, “My friend [enter name here] once said, ‘technology isn’t something to …’”</p>