<p>hey i have 2 years to improve my verbal.......... im reading a lot of classic books..so if i read classic books for 2 years, will i go from a 540 to a 700+?</p>
<p>If you read classic books for two years I predict you'll go insane and wind up dead in a muddy ditch somewhere.</p>
<p>hey addict, maybe you should care about some more important things other than the SAT...and just read things that you like....</p>
<p>No. Well Maybe, but it probably won't be from the classic books.</p>
<p>for me reading worked...I improved my score a lot...
Read philosophy...stuff that makes you think and analyze...
if you don't think that'll work - just take practice tests lots of them</p>
<p>it bothers me that your username is SAT addict.....lol...how can one be addicted to the SAT??</p>
<p>Ok holdon. I'm confused. Aren't classic novels the best pieces of literature?</p>
<p>if not, would reading philosophy be better? or recommend me really good books</p>
<p>I'm sorry, but this is kind of pathetic.</p>
<p>heres the problem: I dont really know what I like. anyone want to tell me what's good stuff to read??</p>
<p>Here is my sudgestions to improving your SAT score</p>
<p>Since you like classics, get the book list for your Honors English courses.</p>
<p>Read those, as well as those books that have influenced the US government (mostly Englightenment Thinkers), then read authors who were extremely influental in history.</p>
<p>Doing this will not only improve your sat score, but it will give you backround knowledge for AP courses.</p>
<p>lol...
I read a lot of philosophy for a couple of years...it did me good...
for you classics may work...though...unless you have a tendency to sit and think about what's being said rather than simply enjoy the story, it probably won't help.
You really need to be able to think while you're reading...</p>
<p>Okay, I hope we haven't come off as unsupportive, because we do support you in your quest to raise your SAT score. But you seem to be doing it so obsessively that it's sickening to watch.</p>
<p>As time goes on, the SAT is taking on a smaller and smaller role in college admissions. Lots of top-tier colleges accept applicants who haven't taken the SAT at all. Even at the colleges that do require SATs, an overwhelming majority of them consider your grades much more important. At a school like Harvard (or any top school for that matter), a person with a perfect 2400 will get easily rejected if he or she doesn't have great extracurricular activities and great grades.</p>
<p>In short, while the SAT does hold some significance, being an "SATaddict" is completely counterproductive if your goal is college admission. Reading 2 years of classic literature for the sole purpose of preparing for the SAT critical reading is an impulsive waste of time.</p>
<p>oh cumon man. I never liked reading and now whenever I read, I do it so i can get higher verbal. Plus, I dont <em>like</em> to read the classics, i just do it cause people say they're good for you. SO anyone want to tell me what to read?</p>
<p>If you don't like or understand what you're reading, then I don't think it will help you too much. Your mind will just try to get through the book as quick as possible without understanding it.</p>
<p>i didn't like reading at first either and then I read Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code and his other book, Angels and Demons. They are of the thriller genre, and they are "hard to put down". Also, try reading TIME or Newsweek</p>
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oh cumon man. I never liked reading and now whenever I read, I do it so i can get higher verbal. Plus, I dont <em>like</em> to read the classics, i just do it cause people say they're good for you. SO anyone want to tell me what to read?
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<p>I know you really don't like reading, but did you even read my post before replying?</p>
<p>If you're trying to improve for two years, you're going to burn out so hard and fast it's unreal. I spent a week studying, took maybe two practice tests, and scored a 1520 on the old one (2280 on the new one-ish?). I would suggest reading what you actually like. I started to hate reading after a while, until I started reading Asian philosophy, and now I can't put it down. I would recommend exploring your interests instead of just power-reading for two years. Find out what you like first. In the end, you'll be better off score-wise and otherwise.</p>
<p>The Da Vinci Code, its been at the toop of the NEw York Times Best seller list forever...read it</p>
<p>ive read it.</p>
<p>did you read the others?
Try reading newspapers and magazines, those help a lot too
Basically, you are going to have to find out what you like. You can try and read books that others like, but the decision will be made by you.
Go to the library!</p>
<p>ya man just read things you like----- but if you really want to get good at reading a passage and then answering questions about it you know what you should do----- you should practice reading a passage and then answering questions about it---- you have time, so just get a couple SAT study books and work through them</p>