<p>I will be taking the SAT I in January for practice. I'm a sophomore. This will definitely not be last time taking the SAT. >=). Can you guys please tell me how to improve my critical reading score? It's really low. T-T. I think that's where I need to improve on the most according to my PSAT scores. 197 total (59 reading, 68 math, 70 writing). I'm pretty confident that I'll be able to raise the math and the writing quickly. PLEASE! HELP!!! I want at least a 2100 on the January SAT. T-T</p>
<p>bump...........</p>
<p>anyyyyyoneeeeeee?</p>
<p>What have you done so far to prepare? Have you been through the SAT study plan on the College Board site? Reviewed the types of questions you got wrong on the PSAT so you know where to concentrate your efforts?</p>
<p>Have you been reading a lot and looking up every word you come across that you cannot define? Have you been studying the list of SAT words? </p>
<p>Did you look at Xiggi's guide to SAT prep that is stickied on the SAT prep board? Have you read through one or more study guides?</p>
<p>I am currently reading the RocketReview Revolution book. I have been through the SAT study plan on the College Board site. I did review all the questions I got wrong on the PSAT. I am going to START reading a lot and looking up words. I am also going to read the NYT. Which list of SAT words should I study? I have looked at Xiggi's guide to SAT prep.</p>
<p>Don't just review the questions you got wrong on the PSAT -- look at them overall to see whether there is a particular type of question you need to work on. Check with your high school to see whether they have a list of SAT words, and/or Google "SAT words" to find lists. For that matter, check with your high school to see whether it offers any kind of SAT prep help, and take advantage of it if it does.</p>
<p>DON"T take a real SAT as a "practice run". That's what I did and scored low and now that score is forever inscribed on my score report (well not too low, but much lower compared to my most recent and best score). Some colleges have opted OUT of score choice, requiring you to send all scores!</p>
<p>Well. Don't I get to send the scores I want to send because I'm graduating from high school in 2011? Didn't they change the score reporting policy?</p>
<p>Yes, there is score choice, but what has become known is that colleges choose to opt out of score choice:</p>
<p>Reactions</a> to College Board's SAT Score Choice | Newsweek Education | Newsweek.com</p>
<p>Barron's 2400: Aiming for the Perfect SAT. It's pretty helpful. A lot of common-sense advice, particularly for Critical Reading.</p>
<p>I got that same score on my PSAT soph year (different distributions of scores though)</p>
<p>And then took the SAT in January as well...to see how I would do compared to my PSAT since I was fairly satisfied.</p>
<p>As nooob suggested--DONT take it as just a "practice". I did that too, went in without any prep just to see how I would do since most people took me my SAT scores would be higher than my PSAT. (it wasn't haha) And now I kinda wished I didn't because it's always going to be there and it'll show that I took the test 3 times even though one of those times was just for "practice" ...I didn't even know there was an essay haha.</p>
<p>It DID scare me into studying during the summer. I knew I couldn't get into any of my dream schools with that grade so it got me thinking and planning.</p>
<p>And you should definitely be aware of all the colleges starting to opt out of score choice. It's not exactly clear on how it's going to work..which is why I'm not counting on hiding anything even though I'm a junior and it'll be available next year.</p>
<p>CR--Know some vocab but don't spend all your time on it, I found that it was mostly just doing a bunch of practice tests that helped with reading the passages and going over all the ones I got wrong and figuring out why</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Use the Direct Hits vocab books. =)</p>