<p>Did anyone here not study for the SATs?</p>
<p>I mean, of course learning about the format, doing a handful of sample problems (the ones in the booklet they send you, or on the web site?) is all par for the course, but not scouring prep books, taking a course, getting a tutor, whatever?</p>
<p>I spent the week before the test flipping through a Princeton Review book, but that's about it.</p>
<p>and what did u get?</p>
<p>2290...only 700 reading though. I would have studied hard over the summer to retake it, but I did well enough on the ACT not to have to</p>
<p>What the ****! Give me your brain, Arti. I work my ASS OFF for that damn test and still score so low.</p>
<p>The first time I took it at the beginning of my junior year I didn't study, and I only got like somewhere around 1700 overall. After actually studying I can say that my score went up quite a bit.</p>
<p>To the OP, study. You'll regret not studying for the SAT, seriously.</p>
<p>I'm right on Kelly's situation. Do you mind me asking, but by how much did that 1700 increase to?</p>
<p>I had a private tutor for a little over a year in English. I only took the SAT once (got a 2100 - my goal, so it was perfect), but I started working with him right after my sophomore year PSAT (which was a 189; after studying with him it went up to a 222 in junior year).</p>
<p>Definitely study. Unless you're naturally good at standardized tests (and most of the people I know who got perfect scores are just good test-takers), you'll need to study for it. Just knowing the format and how it'll be laid out will make you faster and more comfortable with the exam.</p>
<p>I took it two more times, after having I think three sessions with a private tudor and ended up with a 1980 my last time. The guy was expensive, but it was seriously worth it.</p>
<p>i didnt really study for the ACTs. id idnt even know about the format, or what was on it, until the day before at which time my mum bought me a book and i flipped through it ... still got a 32 which was better than my sats by a little :)</p>
<p>1880 without much extreme study, as in tutors or buying books specifically to get higher scores on it. I don't regret either, seeing how I got the score 1880 twice in a row...I guess that's my range.</p>
<p>That's what I thought too ^ that my initial score was my range.</p>
<p>After I took practice tests, I realized that I could define my own score.</p>
<p>I got a 730/780/750 or a 2260 on my second of three tries with no preparation whatsoever, beside the PSAT.</p>
<p>I did take them 3 times however so it probably will seem to colleges like I studied really hard, but my other scores were in that ballpark.</p>
<p>I've always been a natural on standardized tests however, it's just my thing I guess. </p>
<p>Looking back I sort of wish I had studied because with a little preparation, I could have gotten a 2350+, which I probably could have used.</p>
<p>Well, it was initially 1620....took it again and got a 1880. Took it for the last time and got a 1880 again, except the distribution of scores were different. Stanford's going to look at mine as 1950 so it wasn't a total waste of time ;)</p>
<p>I got an 1860 with little to no studying... I took a prep course at my school and flipped through the book... but that was about it.</p>
<p>As for the ACT, I signed up to take it on standby the monday before the weekend of the test. Studied the booklet that I was given when I signed up, did nothing else, and got a 28.</p>
<p>Personally, I think it depends on what kind of person you are and how good you think you might be at certain sections. For instance, I'm more of an english person and awful at math, so I studied extremely little for english and still got a 700 but studied harder for math.</p>
<p>Depends on the type of person you are. Someone like me, who cannot sit through a four hour test at 8 in the morning did poorly, and I prepared over 4 months in advanced. I took the test twice and i got exactly 590 on every section.</p>
<p>I'll be damned if anyone can take a 4 hour test early in the morning to their full potential...with the exception of those who drink 8 cups of coffee and bring caffeinated gums to chew on during breaks.</p>
<p>uhh, since when did a score of 1950 == stanford?</p>
<p>Never, better than a 1880 however :)</p>
<p>Then again, even 2400 =/= Stanford</p>