<p>so i took the sat in oct nov dec
and my scores were
oct
reading 390
math 560
writing 460
total 1410</p>
<p>in nov
reading 410
math 630
writing 510
total 1510</p>
<p>in dec
reading 420
math 640
writing 500
total 1560 +10:( </p>
<p>i am taking it again in jan and i want to achieve 2000 total and 800 math
please i need advice to achieve my goal please help
my gpa is 4
cr is my main gap i feel that it is really hard</p>
<p>appreciate your help</p>
<p>I wrote this in response to someone asking about what books/tools to use, but I think it’s valid in this case, as well: </p>
<p>Definitely buy Collegeboard’s “Blue Book” which is their official SAT guide. It really is just a giant, blue book that you can find at most libraries or bookstores.
For math, I’ve heard that you can practice with Gruber’s. I did, but only after I had tons of experience taking practice tests. Some of the math problems in Gruber’s are really hard and would never actually be found on the SAT. After taking a ton of practice tests, I kind of had a feel for which questions in Gruber’s were that level of difficulty and I usually just skipped those. But in short, Gruber’s is pretty good for math. I used Barron’s math workbook for math- there were some mistakes and I’m not sure how much it actually helped. But then again, I’m naturally pretty good at math, so Barron’s was good for practice.
Get the Barron’s writing workbook- to excel in the writing section, you really just have to memorize a bunch of writing rules and those are all featured in the Barron’s writing workbook. And since it’s a workbook, it gives you practice.</p>
<p>Some people might recommend Direct Hits for vocabulary. That’s cool and all; you can also buy flashcards and most SAT critical reading books have lists of vocab. You can find lists of vocab pretty much everywhere. I believe Sparknotes has one?</p>
<p>I recommend that you stay far, far away from any Kaplan books. </p>
<p>The best way to study for the SAT is to take lots of practice tests. There are ten- I think- in the Blue Book. Once you finish that, you can go online to Collegeboard’s SAT course. The lessons themselves aren’t particularly helpful, but it features ten additional practice tests.</p>
<p>I think if you look around on college confidential, you should be able to find plenty of free tests. And you can always use PSATs to study for the SAT, as well.</p>
<p>Use this for essay advice: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/645763-how-write-12-essay-just-10-days.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/645763-how-write-12-essay-just-10-days.html</a></p>
<p>Finally, cut out all the questions you get wrong on the practice tests and tape/glue them into a notebook or composition book. Review those questions and make sure you really understand how to do them and why you got them wrong.</p>
<p>But additional notes on CR: I’m not that great at CR, either. Make sure you know your vocabulary, since those are usually pretty easy points. Otherwise, practice, practice, practice. PRACTICE TEST ARE YOUR FRIEND. Make sure to time yourself and act as if you really are taking the SAT. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>