SAT help!

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<p>Hi, I'm currently a High School Sophomore taking Geometry. I've always been good at math, always scoring high on standardized tests and what not. For example, last semester my geometry grade was a %100.3 (we only had one 10 point extra credit, without it I'd be at a %99.7). Although I've always been great at math, my grades in the class haven't been. For example, in ninth grade I couldn't care less about school, ********ted my way through Algebra I, and got a C+. Same applies to middle school and elementary school. </p>

<p>So my question is, the math on the SAT is nearly impossible for me. It's really weird, I got a 580 on the math on the PSAT, but yet when I'm taking the one in the Barron's SAT Prep book, I keep getting low 500's, and I don't even recognize half the problems. So I have a few questions about this, how much Algebra II is on the math section? Is there a lot of Geometry second semester in it? Is there a lot of Algebra? It might be that the Barron's one is harder, since on the college board one I got a 620, higher than my PSAT score. </p>

<p>Same goes with writing though, I'm considered to very good writer, always getting A's in English, but yet on my PSAT I got a 550 on Critical Reading and 450 on Writing Skills. Is it normal to have such a gap between these two writing scores?</p>

<p>All together, my PSAT score was a low 1580, college board one I got a 1610, and Barron's I got a 1450. Is the Barron's one just unreliable?
So confused about my scores, with some serious studying can I get over a 1900?</p>

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<p>There is a lot of Algebra II on the SAT, quite a bit of geometry (at my school they only have one semester of it), however you can train for the test, and collegeboard tells you what will be on it. FYI CFNC (College Foundation of North Carolina) has a free SAT prep course that can be really helpful.
The same goes for writing and critical reading: practice makes perfect. I would not call Barron’s unreliable, and would plan on those being the closest to the scores I was going to receive (it’s better to be surprised at how high you scored than how low).
Yes, it is possible to get over a 1900, and it will take some studying. I suggest attempting the SAT more than once, because a LOT of the test has to do with familiarity. I brought my scores up by a couple hundred points when I took the test the second time. You have until Junior Year to get ready, so I think you’ll be alright, especially since you’re already starting to plan for it. :)</p>