SAT PREP GENERAL QUESTION!

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<p>Hey all,</p>

<p>I got my PSAT score back today, and i got a dissappointing 136. I'm not really that sad about it, and I'm a sophmore so it truly was just practice. </p>

<p>CR- 41
Math-46
Writing-49</p>

<p>I remember answering about 2/3 of the questions I was pretty confident I knew were right. So, generally, I left all of the ones I was unsure about blank. </p>

<p>I want to get into a good college, so I need that score to go up a lot. I didn't prepare at all for the PSAT, so I now have books ready to get going on some studying for next October :)</p>

<p>I currently have this <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1618655779/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1"&gt;http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1618655779/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1&lt;/a> </p>

<p>^Kaplan PSAT 2015 edition. So I saw other posts and such, and was thinking about doing this:</p>

<p>-Getting the SAT Bible trilogy to focus on each section at a time (or something else reccommended to me)
-Then, using my new skills from the book, using the book (has 4 practice tests) to do practice tests and see how I would do
-I also am going to do a summer prep course at my high school
-And I will take a SAT prep class in school</p>

<p>Does that sound alright? My goal would probably a 200.... Or is that way too big of a jump? I mean i don't really know what happened, I am pretty smart in honors classes and such but....</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>That’s a great goal! But honestly I think Kaplan books are easier than the real thing, but maybe that’s changed with the new test. I liked the official guide (Blue Book) and Princeton Review tests. Also, your PSAT score is alright for a sophomore, but there is definitely room to improve. If you’re motivated, you’ll get there! :slight_smile: </p>

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<p>@imlikeabird2 thanks! Do you also know what I could do for vocab prep?</p>

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<p>Direct Hits, but new SAT won’t have much vocab</p>

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<p>@imlikeabird2‌ Oh really? I knew there was a new one but… Will the PSAT prep I do for fall 2015 help with the new one ?</p>

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<p>PSAT 2015 will be new version I think, but there’s a forum dedicated to changes in the SAT</p>

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<p>Oh. I’ll look for that, thanks. </p>

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<p>Should I buy new study guides or will the sat bible trilogy etc. be alright too? </p>

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<p>I never tried Bible Trilogy
I recommend Meltzer grammar and PwntheSAT Math and just practice with the real test!</p>

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<p>what do you mean the real test? just do practice tests? I will throw some in too if thats what you mean while I practice individual sections</p>

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<p>@imlikeabird‌2 I just ended up getting Barron’s 1100 words you need to know. I start tomorrow. I’ll tell you how it is.</p>