<p>Okay, so I am taking the SAT for the first in in about two weeks. I didn't study at all over the summer due to my constant procrastination and have only managed to take two practice tests. Overall I scored an average of about 1800-1900 with math being the highest and writing the lowest. </p>
<p>The problems I have the most is the sentence errors for writing and level 4 and 5 math questions. I also have difficulty with the vocabularies for CR as well (my family doesn't speak much English and I was never allowed to socialize with others much so my vocabulary is minuscule) however I am learning about 5 new SAT vocabularies a day and I think I should be fine. </p>
<p>I really need above 2000 for some Ivy Colleges that I am interested in. It aren't actually my top choices but I want to try to get in it. I also need a high SAT score to get Merit Aid. My family is very poor with a very low income so I need as much scholarships as possible. I have always slacked off school and my current unweighted GPA is 3.7 and weighted GPA of 3.8 (Not much difference :p) so I am really depending on my SAT scores.</p>
<p>Anyways, getting back on topic. Is there any tips to boost up my SAT tremendously? I don't have a lot of time since I work everyday after school until 9pm for my parents so any advice or tips are greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>what grade are you in? 2 weeks is not much time if you want to increase your score by at least 200 points and I’m wondering if you would have another opportunity to take the test a 2nd time if needed? You are definitely in a tough situation. The good thing is you at least have an idea of where you score is falling now. Was there one section you struggled with compared to the others? That might be the best way to increase your score quickly, by focusing on where you can make up the most points. For most, the math section is where people are losing points, however, if you are struggling with vocab as you mentioned, I’d suggest upping your vocab to 10+ words/day since you only have about 14 days left…usually you need to be familiar with about 500 more and at your current pace you’ll only have 10% of that. If you can, buy Secrets to Conquering the SAT [Secrets</a> to Conquering the SAT: Accepted Inc.: 9780985621407: Amazon.com: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Conquering-SAT-Accepted-Inc/dp/0985621400/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1347909547&sr=8-1&keywords=secrets+to+conquering+the+sat]Secrets”>http://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Conquering-SAT-Accepted-Inc/dp/0985621400/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1347909547&sr=8-1&keywords=secrets+to+conquering+the+sat) . it is only 208 pages long so you can study quickly if needed and focus your energy only on what you need. If you can’t get that one, you definitely need to create a tailored plan of some kind, otherwise you will not be able to figure out where you can improve your score…sorry that’s kind of generalized, but without knowing exactly what it is you need help with, that’s the best I can do!</p>
<p>I can offer some SAT math problems (designed by some Ph.Ds in Education) to practice with, which might help a bit, but it seems you might want to emphasize on writing in next two weeks…</p>
<p>I was kinda in the same boat as you. I needed a good sat score and didnt study until a few weeks before. I got about 700 on my critical reading and math but i only got a little over 600 on writing. Retaking it in 2 weeks as well.</p>
<p>I scored like around 1700 Worst score I have ever gotten. I am going to retake it. Thanks for all of the help by the way. Hopefully i will get a 2000 the next time around :(</p>
<p>Finnimbrun,
don’t give up hope, you can do it! I was in your shoes before, trust me, you can do it. </p>
<p>You need to change your strategy a little b/c that’s the only way you can change the outcome (ie- your score). If you are OK with it, please post your individual scores and maybe that will help indicate where you can improve most quickly.</p>
<p>My general advice is to not studying things in general and spend some time being your worst critic…What are the subjects you avoid studying b/c you hate them or struggle with? Force yourself to go in-depth to improve. Perfecting things you are already good with isn’t practical at this point, only if you are trying to get from 2200 to 2400 or something. Also, figure out EXACTLY where you are losing points for specific concepts b/c some are tested more than others, therefore, you could be earning or losing a LOT of points. For example, if you are good at probabilities but not very good at geometry, that’s a big problem b/c probabilities are only about 10% of the math section whereas geometry is around 30%! Obviously, just an example, but might be helpful to you. Good luck!</p>
<p>Thank you Sandy72 I don’t mind posting my scores. </p>
<p>Math: 620</p>
<p>Numbers and Operation: 3 wrong
Algebra and Functions: 3 wrong, 1 omit
Geometry: 4 wrong
Data, Statistics, and Probability: 0 wrong
Total Wrong: 10</p>
<p>Reading: 590</p>
<p>Sentence Completion: 4 wrong
Passage-Based Reading: 12 wrong (this one really shocked me )
Total Wrong: 16</p>
<p>Writing: 490
Improving Sentences: 4 wrong, 5 omitted
Identifying Sentence Errors: 6 wrong
Improving Paragraphs: 2 wrong
Total Wong: 12
Essay: 6 (I know could have done better. I forgot there was a time-limit and took my time on my second paragraph, until the lady called and said I got 5 minutes left, hahaha. It totally killed my writing score big time though, sighs…)</p>
<p>I guess I need more work on Geometry, Identifying Sentence Errors, and Passage-Based Reading.</p>
<p>Do you think improving both CR and Writing by 110 points and then Math by 80 points a bit of a stretch? I am aiming for a 2000 (so a 1700 totally killed my confidence in getting one), but I don’t know if I can pull it off. Obviously I am not as smart as the majority of the CCers here but still.</p>
<p>At first glance, your writing score is where you are leaving the most points on the table, so definitely focus there. A small amount of improvement could change your score by quite a bit compared to sections you are already doing better in. </p>
<p>In math, be very targeted in your approach; geometry makes up about 25-30% of the questions you’ll encounter, so it looks like you aren’t doing bad there, but a couple more points would help…see if you can find out through practice questions or exams exactly what type of questions you are struggling with an work on those.</p>
<p>You are right, the passage based reading score is an outlier…is there any chance you got off on numbers of questions at some point? Again, this is a section where it looks like a lot of points are being left on the table so check yourself for passage based reading.</p>
<p>This is kinda obvious in some ways (“study more on the stuff you aren’t good at”…duh), but I had a lot of friends take it for the 2nd time and their score didn’t change or barely went up and they didn’t study the way I did…they just did the exact same thing as the first time but “tried harder”, whatever that means. My thought is once you have a benchmark score, pinpoint the exact questions or reasons you are losing points and work on that diligently. You won’t forget the rest (unless you wait a year and or two to retake).</p>
Worst score I have ever gotten. I am going to retake it. Thanks for all of the help by the way. Hopefully i will get a 2000 the next time around :(</p>
I don’t mind posting my scores. </p>