<p>ok. so i bought the blue book and the PR crackin' or w/e its called.</p>
<p>i took the first practice exam from the BB and got a 2010.</p>
<p>Next, took the PR test 1 and got 2130, PR #2- 2090, and PR #3- 2190.</p>
<p>Today i took the BB exam #2 and scored a 2150...</p>
<p>am i improving or is Collegeboard brainwashing me?</p>
<p>How are you scoring your tests? I am dubious of people's claims of blue-book greatness because, 99+% of the time, they give themselves the benefit of the doubt and assign to themselves the higher of the scores in the score range.</p>
<p>EDIT: However, if you're using a consistent scoring scheme, then I'd say your score has improved. I don't know if those scores are "accurate" though, but the relative improvement is certainly visible.</p>
<p>I've heard from many that the PR tests don't do a great job representing a real-life SAT test, but a 2150 on a BB test is excellent.</p>
<p>Take another BB test cause they are real SAT tests and you'll see if you're really improving. Also, how are you scoring it? When I score my practice tests I always use the median of the score range.</p>
<p>yeah i've been using a consistent scoring scheme</p>
<p>by taking the average score between the highest and the lowest score ranges</p>