<p>To anyone who has taken the SATs multiple times, I am curious as to what the difference was between your first and second scores. </p>
<p>Did you go up? Down? By how far? What did you do to prepare after the first test?</p>
<p>Format:
First score:
Second score:
Difference: (+/-)
Reason: (if applicable)</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>First score: 1960
Second score: 2160
Third score: 2300
Difference: (+/-) +360 in the end.</p>
<p>Reason? Going over grammar rules with my Asian father.</p>
<p>First score: Nov 2009 CR 710 M 790 WR 730 Total 2230
Second score: Jan 10 CR 750 M 800 WR 750 Total 2300
Difference: CR +40 M +10 WR +20 Total +70
Reason: I dunno… The tests were only 2 months apart and I didn’t study at all. I think the second score correlates better with my actual ability. Took it again because I was sure I would get a better score.</p>
<p>first: 710cr 800m 750w 2260c</p>
<p>second: 740cr 800m 800w 2340c</p>
<p>difference: +80</p>
<p>reason: familiarity…confidence</p>
<p>Thanks! Others are welcome to post differences between practice tests and the actual test, as well.</p>
<p>PSAT Practice test: 213</p>
<p>Real PSAT: 179</p>
<p>Practice test 1: 2140
Practice test 2: 2180
Practice test 3: 2260
Practice test 4: 2240
Practice test 5: 2260
Practice test 6: 2260</p>
<p>Real SAT: 2300</p>
<p>Practice test 1: 2040
Practice test 2: 2080
Difference: +40
Reason: I’m not really sure; my actual SAT score was higher than even the second practice test, but I am looking for another 150+ point increase in the future.</p>
<p>I went down 110 points from first test to second.</p>
<p>First score: 2290 (800 cr, 780 writing, 710 math)
Second score: 2320 (750 cr, 770 writing, 800 math)
Difference: (+/-) +30
Reason: (if applicable) Pure luck. i’m surprised I didn’t make a stupid mistake on the math section which is usually what happens to me. and also more familiarity with the way the test works i guess i was less nervous as compared to the first test</p>
<p>IF your second score doesn’t go higher up than your first test… and you studied… you’re probably not going much higher the third time either :P</p>
<p>anyone else?</p>
<p>Practice tests and actual January test, in chronological order:</p>
<p>Practice test 1: 2040 (April)
Practice test 2: 2020 (July)
Practice test 3: 2160 (August)
Practice test 4: 2240 (October)
Actual SAT: 2300 (January)</p>
<p>I took the actual PSAT a few weeks before practice test 4 (231).</p>
<p>First SAT (sophomore year): 2120 (690 CR, 700 M, 730 W)
Second SAT (junior year): 2290 (700 CR, 800 M, 790 W)</p>
<p>CR improved by 10 points, M by 100 points (yay!), and W by 60 points. :D</p>
<p>Oct 2009: 2050(650CR, 770M, 630W-8 Essay)
January 2010: 2280(720CR, 770M, 790W-10 Essay)
Reasons: Daily practice in CR and W. I know I really wouldn’t wanna hear that answer but in the end, that’s what gets you places. PRACTICE. I did either full CR or W parts of a practice test almost everyday. In other words, the 3 CR MC sections or the 2 W MC sections everyday.</p>
<p>First score: 2230 - 700 M, 730 Wr, 800 Cr
Second score: 2300 - 770 M, 800 Wr, 730 Cr
Change: +70 points</p>
<p>Reasons: Didn’t prepare at all for Cr after my 800 b/c of overconfidence (also had an 80 on my sophomore PSAT, so I assumed it would drop too much); plus, I was counting on a superscore, so I didn’t see much reason to prepare for Cr. Also, I studied like crazy for the math section (50+ hours, for certain), and the writing…is inexplicable. I’d wager an easy test–just easy enough for me not to miss any, since missing even 1 MC on that particular test would have really hurt me.</p>
<p>The VERY first practice test I took in August - 1630
November SAT - 1900
January SAT - 2050
Reason: 90 percent of study and 10 percent of luck.</p>
<p>First (Dec 2009): 1900 => 510 CR , 710 Math , 680 Writing</p>
<p>Second (Jan 2010): 2100 => 650 CR , 710 Math , 740 Writing</p>
<p>+140 CR: I didn’t have a panic attack in these sections as I did in Dec 2009. I used the strategy of reading the little blurb, reading the questions, marking off the passages and focusing on the marked-off sections as I read. It wasn’t that I sucked at reading and comprehending, I just had a poor vocabulary and I was short on time in these sections. I managed to improve my vocab using DH and I just practiced a lot in CR.</p>
<p>+0 Math: I was confident for this so I didn’t put in anything new.</p>
<p>+60 Writing: wrote a killer essay (using two plugged-in examples and filling up the two pages) which improved my score from an 8 to an 11. My sub-score went from 70 to 71.</p>
<p>After the fiasco in Dec. 2009, I lived and breathed CR lol. I guess it paid off. I’m an international student and I got three impressive acceptances:
<p>I am happy. I chose the third college!</p>
<p>^Congrats.</p>
<p>
That’s fantastic! Congratulations.</p>
<p>Thank you :)</p>