SAT Critical Reading: Harsh Curve?

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Alright, so I’m taking my last SAT in October and one of my main concerns is the critical reading section, which is usually my worst section.

On the January SAT I got a 2040 with a 640 reading, missing 17 questions in that section alone.

On the May SAT, I got a 2110 with a 690 reading, but I only missed 9 questions in CR.

I haven’t done any prep, but it certainly appeared that the curve for the May test was considerably harsher than that of the January one. My question is that if I can replicate my previous performance, will my score still be sub-700 or will it probably increase to somewhere in the 700-720 range with a typical curve?

I want to know how much I should study if I want a 700, or if prep could help me much.

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-9 is always under 700,iirc. A typical curve puts -7 at right around 700.

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Wow, really? I didn’t realize the curve was so stacked in the 600s for # incorrect.

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You can see [url=<a href=“http://www.erikthered.com/tutor/SAT-Released-Test-Curves.pdf%5Da”>http://www.erikthered.com/tutor/SAT-Released-Test-Curves.pdf]a very nice archive of historical curves here/url, thanks to the always helpful Erik the Red.