SAT score jump from the high 1400s to 1550+ in 4 days

Test Preparation
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Hey guys,
I’d like to start off by saying I’m an international student from Bangladesh(it’s in Asia folks), if that makes any difference. The November SAT is almost upon us, and I’ve run out of official tests. My scores are still in the high 1400s however and albeit good, I wish to score higher(my last scores on test 5 and 6 were 1470 and 1490 respectively).

I’m pretty good at the math section, and I get 1-2 wrong per test. However, I’m slowly trying to close the gaps of knowledge there and will hopefully get an 800 on test day.

I’m okay at reading and I consistently make 4-5 mistakes per test. I just don’t know why. I do have a few timing issues because I tend to get too fixed into a single question and I’m working on that.

As for writing, I get around 3 mistakes per test and that’s alright I guess.

Here’s the catch however. If I do more mistakes than the quantity stated above for any section (and I did in all the first 4 practice tests), I miss the 1500+. I know 4 days of prep right now is asking for a miracle to happen, but I can easily put around 30 extra hours of preparation.

Note that my errors are pretty random, and I mostly get the difficult questions wrong, and sometimes the easy one’s… Anyways, what tips or suggestions do you guys have for someone at this point in their prep? I’m certain a lot of you have improved your scores from the 1400s to 1550+ so I’d love some advice.

Sorry for the long post. :stuck_out_tongue:

P.S- I still have 2 PSATs which I didn’t give, and apparently they’re very close to the real test. I also have 2 tests remaining from my IvyGlobal book and I have heard good things about them from CC, but I’m still unsure if I should spend time on those or repeat the 6 tests to really brush up my skills.

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Start studying strategy. What order you should answer questions in, how to allocate time, how to rule out answers quickly. It’s helped me go up 70 points, at least. It may or may not bump you up to your goal, but it’ll definitely help! If only I was in your situation! Sadly, I’ve got the strategy all down but I’m not the best at math (and I get really anxious during the test ha), so I’m stuck in the low 1300s. :frowning:

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Thanks, I’ll definitely look into strategy. Haha I get really hyped for the test too. Last year I stayed up all night before the SAT and least to say it was a disaster :stuck_out_tongue:

Do you know any calming techniques or ways to fix sleeping schedules btw?

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Since we’re supposed to be there by 7:45AM ish, I decided I’d need to wake up at 6:45 to give myself ample time. In the three days going up to the test, I’d go to bed 20 minutes earlier than the day previous, and wake up 15-20 minutes earlier than the day previous. Personally, I don’t think 3 days was enough to adjust, so now I’m doing it for a week.
Having everything ready and planned out (including breakfast) the night before really helped me not feel rushed and panicked on test day. People say meditating helps, but it just makes me even more stressed lol. Instead, before leaving, I play with my dog, run around a bit, or scroll through aesthetic pictures on my phone, and it helps a ton. When they start handing out the test booklets though, I get all stressed out again xD
Apparently bananas also help calm nerves.

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LOL okay I’ll try those :slight_smile:

Yeah I’m trying to fix my sleeping schedule too… I chose noon classes for my A2’s and well… it ain’t too helpful when it comes to SATs