So I’ve been prepping for my SAT on the 10th. I’ve been practicing using the physical CollegeBoard study book and Khan Academy practices. I do this daily (with exceptions if schoolwork is too time consuming).
I’ve taken a few practice exams and have been very disappointed.
My scores have been dropping. Compared to my PSAT score of 1300 they’ve dropped multiple points each test.
My goal was to raise my score by around 100 points as has been my trend with PSAT scores.
So, should I merit a lot into these practices exams? I’m really terrified that I’ll do worse on my SAT than on my PSAT and getting at least 100 points better on my SAT than my most recent PSAT is essential to getting into certain colleges I like.
My advise would be focus on the type of questions.
I took my first sat without studying and was sick, and ended up with a 1200 because I didn’t finish most of the test (which was a bummer to me because I was in the same situation on psat and scored 1320 lol) but then I realized it would help to study.
I did what you did and took practice tests and problems on Khan academy and that did help a ton! But one thing I didn’t do till later was study the types of questions and make sure I knew every shortcut and how to double check.
After I learned the types of questions and how to answer them quickly and ignoring all the fluff I had enough time to double check my answers on each section. I did improve my scores a lot (1390/1440 superscore), but was still disappointed and tried to take the act.
I took the act twice and ended up with a 33 superscore (31 and 30 individual scores). Needless to say I was much happier with my act scores and after getting a 33 superscore I didn’t feel like I needed to score higher.
In summary, try different ways of studying and find what works best for you. Not only that, but also try the act, might be the test you’ll end up doing better on.
Don’t worry about the scores you are getting on the practice. Focus on the types of questions you are missing and improve upon that. If you have been working so hard, you will see results. Just don’t give up and keep at it. Good Luck!