<p>I got a 2200 my first time, is there any reason for me to retake it or will that be good enough for the top colleges? I'm worried if i take it again my score wont be as good sa the first time and that might negatively affect it, also it would be convenient for me to not take it again as i already have something planned on the two test dates b4 early admission but i will retake it if it will help my chances more.</p>
<p>You're fine for top colleges. stop worrying about the test and develop some passions. One thing I have come to realize is how insignifigant the SAT really is. I mean it helps, but beyond a 2100 it really isn't any more signifigant. Therefore, forget about the SAT's and move on to something else.</p>
<p>If you are worried about it at all, retake it. At least you can rest easier. Schools only look at the best scores (at least most of them), so don't worry about going down. I retook a 2260 because of a 700 CR score I was worried about. It was the best decision I ever made, because I ended up with a superscore of 2390, and I think the 130 point overall increase is significant enough to matter in the admissions game.</p>
<p>On the subject of retaking the SAT,</p>
<p>The first time I took the SAT I got 680 on Verbal, 800 on Math, and 780 on Writing (total = 2260). I'm a little bit worried that colleges will make something out of the fact that my verbal score was 100 points lower than the next lowest score. Should I retake the SAT?</p>
<p>here is the best advice that anyone can give you:</p>
<p>do these scores correlate to your grades? if you are a b+ english student and an a+ math student, that is what your SAT should look like. If you are the other way around, retake the test. there are very very very few colleges, however, that ahve the bottom of their middle 50% even AT 700, i think i counted two. Like the guy said, 2100 an 2300 are prettymuch the same from a college admissions standpoint. Anyone that argues otherwise is mad because they wasted their money on a SAT prep class to go from a 2250 to a 2300</p>
<p>Is there any advice on improving the CR section. I only got a 2060 the first time i took the SAT. 760 math, 740 writing, but only 560 Reading. English is my worst subject, the only class i got a Bt in this year. I just don't understand why i do so poorly on teh reading section. I have practiced so many tests, and have studied so much vocab. What else can i do. Also, is that terrible if i want to apply to cornell?</p>
<p>First of all, thanks kidfromohio for clearing me up on that. I've decided that I shall not retake the SAT. Well, I might if I think that I can move all the way up to an 800. Colleges are actually really impressed by an 800 verbal because it's really hard to get.</p>
<p>Socc2t: I remember I had trouble with Critical Reading also. Here are some tips that I have found useful:
1. Read. Read novels, magazines, whatever you like. This may not seem very helpful, but trust me; it is. Read the local newspaper. The more you read, the more familiar you will be with short passages.
2. Know that there are many ways to approach the reading passages. I remember that the first method I tried, which I used during the PSAT, was I would read the questions and then try to find the answers as I read the passage. That didn't really help me much, but it might help others. I found that the best way for me was to first read the blurb for background, read the first question, and then read the paragraph that has the answer to the question. </p>
<p>Often the first question will be, "What is the main idea of the passage?" Skip this one. Go to one that you can figure out by reading the first passage. For instance, "In line 2, 'conventional' best means..." Read the first paragraph, then answer that question. Go on to the next question and refer to whatever paragraph is necessary.</p>
<p>YOU SHOULD READ THE ENTIRE PASSAGE!!! The Princeton Review tells you not to and to just read the sections where the answers lie. This is not good advice, because in my experience with the passages, I've found that I've often skipped over important information.</p>
<p>So, to summarize:
Get used to reading for fun. It will help a bit in getting used to reading passages.
On answering the questions themselves:
1. Read the blurb.
2. Skip to the first specific question (not the general questions about tone or main idea that require you to read the whole passage).
3. Read the paragraph you need to read in order to answer question 1.
4. Answer question 1.
5. Repeat with all specific questions. By now you should have read THE ENTIRE PASSAGE. Don't skip ANY paragraphs.
6. Go back to the general questions. These shouldn't be too bad now that you've read the entire passage.
Finally,
PRACTICE! There's no supplement to a lot of practice and hard work.</p>
<p>Good luck. I hope you've found these tips useful.</p>
<p>Those were helpful, Thanks alot dchow08</p>
<p>Also, I found this helpful:</p>
<p>Pretend that your proctor is your professor, and that the test you're taking is the class final. At a COMMUNITY COLLEGE. It's no big deal, but show him/her what you've got. Impress that proctor. Don't think of it as the SAT, the big bad test. I mean, after all it's an easy test. Look at what the math portion tests: basic math. writing: basic grammar. reading: basic reading skills. Prepare as much as you can and do your best. You can't do better than your best.</p>
<p>Your fear of the SAT and your fear of doing poorly will always have an adverse effect on your scores. Try adopting this "the SAT is a piece of cake!" mentality. It really is an easy test, but you have to get over your fear to do well.</p>
<p>I know it sounds kind of cheesy and weird and stupid, but that's what I did, and I found that it really allowed me to concentrate on the questions, not on what score I'd get. Good luck!</p>
<p>Do you mind me asking how you did? Thanks for the advice though. I will try it out.</p>
<p>Can anyone help with question 21 on practice test number 2 of the blue collegeboard book for the CR section on page 457. I really don't understand why the answer is A.</p>
<p>I got a 215 on PSAT (M:80, W:71, V:64). On the SAT (I took it only once) I got M:800, W:780, V:680. That makes 2260.</p>
<p>I found out that for the essay prompt, it's a good idea to read one that got a 12 and then try to "copy" it. Adapt the 12 Essay to your prompt. And use big words to sound intelligent. I remember using words like "detrimental" in mine, and I got an 11 Essay.</p>
<p>Hey, also, are there any tricks for math to get 800. Every practice test i take and on the real one i always get 2 wrong. I got 760 on real one with 2 wrong. I don't understand.</p>
<p>No, I think you're doing everything right, you're just a little careless on some problems. It's probably because you either didn't know how to do them or because you've been testing for so long that your brain starts to get tired and you can't focus as well and you make dumb mistakes that you normally wouldn't make. All I can really say is, learn the subject matter first. Then just be more careful next time. Yes, be very very careful. You should ask yourself, "Why did I get them wrong?" Is it because you don't know how to do them? If that's the case you can't really use any tricks; you have to learn how to do that type of problem. The way I see it, if you are careful and know how to do them, there's no way you could get the wrong answer!</p>