<p>I realize there may have been topics like this in the past but I really need motivation! Just wondering if there are people that raised there score from barely average to anything above 2100 (which I consider a very good score!) </p>
<p>Anyone have one of these stories? Need motivation and hope that I can actually improve my score and won't be stuck with a low score!</p>
<p>I’m staying tuned because my score right now is 1720. What about you?</p>
<p>I started off my standardized testing “career” with a 175 on the PSAT. After much practice, I brought that up to a 210 PSAT. After even more practice, the first SAT I took I got a 2200. I have been practicing much more lately and am sometimes getting very close to 2300 for practice tests. I will take the SAT one final time in October and am shooting for 2300+.</p>
<p>I’m staying tuned I want a 2100+ SAT</p>
<p>My writing score jumped from ~520-540 to 660 after about 15 minutes of reviewing grammar techniques tested on the SAT (most of these i already knew, though) and virtually no extra preparation. No joke.</p>
<p>However my score before doing any prep was around the 1900 range (reading was around 580-600, math was a solid 800). Couldn’t really improve reading without memorizing a ton of vocab. Got a 2070 on the actual SAT…</p>
<p>On my first PSAT as a freshman, my score was in the 150s. On my 2nd PSAT as a sophomore, I got a score of 160 ish (I had really no prep…unless you count regular school work). After some prep in my junior year, my first SAT score is 1980. Now, after some more, extensive prep, I’m getting 2100+ on my practice tests. I’m shooting for a 2150+ on my October SAT as a senior.</p>
<p>Hmmm, I have a kind of success story. I raised my score from a 1940 to a 2160. Writing-620<740, CR-750<800, Math-570<620. I am shooting for 2200+ on the October SAT as a senior.
I wrote out some things that helped me. It’s long, but maybe will help someone.
Originally I got a 620 on the writing section, but I raised my score to a 740 and got an 11 on the essay. What I did differently was to really memorize the grammar rules that were in my prep book, especially the tricky ones. As for the essay, if you want to improve, I cannot emphasize enough that you find a book/essay that you can use on almost any prompt. And write as much as you can! Just use as many examples you can think of off the top of your head. It’s good to use one from literature, one from nonfiction, one from your own life, and one from current events if you can. As for my critical reading score, I originally got a 750 but it went up to an 800. I was lucky, because all of the vocabulary on the test I had somehow learned in AP english. I had a list of about 600 words I think, that we learned over the course of the year. I can upload it to scribd if anyone really wants 
If you need help remembering vocab, what really helped me was to find a trigger that helped you remember it, and highlight that part of the word. Hahaha it’s kind of stupid, but it worked. For math…I’m still working on raising my math score, right now I have a 620 
but what I’ve learned so far is that you really shouldn’t overcomplicate the problems. The SAT math section was designed for someone with really a 9th grade math education. For example, you never need to use calculus. so don’t, there’s an easier way. I think the math section is the easiest section to raise your score in, so do as many practice problems as possible. But yeah! I found Dr. Chung’s Math book to be pretty challenging but helpful.
I digress,
for writing
-memorize your grammar rules. seriously
-use as many examples as you can
-present a counterargument, then undermine it. (this is really important)
-have a clear well-defined thesis
-don’t spend too much time on the intro/conclusion
-if you for some reason have time, think of a clever title
-remember, sometimes the sentences will not have any errors
for CR
-study as much vocab as you can, and find a system that helps you remember it
-As for the reading passages I’m not really sure how you can improve…maybe learn your literary terms?
For Math
-just don’t overcomplicate it
-writing while you think helps some</p>