<p>Hello CC Comunity! </p>
<p>My first SAT I recieved a 2080, but my CR score was only a 620. I missed 13 questions overall. </p>
<p>My second SAT I recieed a 2170. My CR made a large jump to a 690. ( I missed 4 passage based and 4 sentence completion).</p>
<p>Although this is much better, I am looking to get a 2250+ and with near perfect math and writing scores it will be easier to focus on pulling up CR. </p>
<p>I am not the fastest reader, but I don't struggle with timing on the SAT as much as the ACT. Any tips on improving speed w/ comprehension? </p>
<p>Also, just in general, what is the best way to prepare for the CR portion? </p>
<p>Thanks for the help :)</p>
<p>By the way, I have the CollegeBoard SAT book I took 3 of the practice tests a while back but didnt read any of it. Should I read it or is it a waste of time? </p>
<p>I also have some vocab disks but I don’t know if those are good. Any feedback?</p>
<p>Note* I am taking the next test in October!</p>
<p>You got 690 without reading? That’s impressive in itself. I would read the passage, Im not sure how you are doing it.</p>
<p>You bump after 5 minutes?</p>
<p>@dragooner:
No, haha I wish I could say I did that! There must’ve been some confusion in my introduction! I just never read the practice book at all, I read the passage during the SAT. ( I think that’s what you meant). So any other advice then?</p>
<p>Well my CR score is 730, so Im not really qualified to give you anything since you said 740+.</p>
<p>@dragooner: </p>
<p>A 730 would still be awesome for me! What did you use for prep?</p>
<p>this might not work for many people, but I used AP lang MC tests to practice. They are slightly more difficult IMO, so when you go to the real SAT, it seems easier. But that can screw people up, because its not the same style.</p>
<p>I got a 730 as well. AP Lang definitely helped me with the reading passages. What helped me with the vocab, however, was knowing when to omit. A lot of people on this forum say don’t omit, but it really works for me just because I’m good at knowing when I have no shot at the right answer. I probably will study more vocab over the summer just so I don’t have to omit as many as I did in may(4).</p>
<p>@crazyforcollege:</p>
<p>Interesting with the AP language idea…hmm. Do you know where I could take free practice tests for that? </p>
<p>And that’s an interesting point as well…I didnt omit a single question on either SAT.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.mymaxscore.com/images/stories/docs/MMS_EnglishLang_PractTestWeb.pdf[/url]”>http://www.mymaxscore.com/images/stories/docs/MMS_EnglishLang_PractTestWeb.pdf</a> here’s just one!</p>
<p>My prep test teacher had an interesting way to teach us to omit… Do some practice critical reading with ten minutes less than usual. Skip the questions you can’t do automatically. Doing that taught me that I was always skipping sentence completion questions. You can find that the questions you aren’t to confident on are questions revolving around purpose or whatever really. </p>
<p>Omitting isn’t ideal if you want a perfect score, but I’m ecstatic with my 730. That’s just my method.</p>
<p>@crazyforcolleges: </p>
<p>Thanks alot! How many did you omit/miss to recieve the 730?</p>
<p>I personally had a lot of trouble with CR. My first SAT was CR: 730, M: 690, W: 710. Then I went through all of the practice tests in the blue book and scored M: 740, W: 800, CR: 710. <em>**??? Then I went around the internet looking for strategies and whatnot, found some that I thought helped me, and took all of the tests in the red book (the relevant parts) and scored M: 800, W: 790… CR: 730. DOUBLE </em>???</p>
<p>I can’t offer you any real solid tips on raising CR because I failed to do that. However I would like to say that doing a ton of practice tests may not be as helpful for CR as it is for M and W. If I could do it all over again, this is what I would do. And I don’t know if it would actually work or not. I’d buy some literature comparable to that in the SAT and read that instead of my staples of fantasy and sci-fi. I’d memorize some vocabulary lists. And I’d begin collecting and experimenting with strategies right at the start of my studies (instead of only searching for new strategies after finishing the blue book). Just some ideas.</p>
<p>@dreamstreamer: </p>
<p>Wow that sounds pretty useful! I’d be very interested in that, 2250+ is what I’m shooting for (which is an 80 point total jump). If the tutoring is as easy and helpful as you say I would be interested in learning more. Would you be willing to PM me about this? </p>
<p>@spuding: </p>
<p>Thanks, I will read that! </p>
<p>@Randwulf:</p>
<p>Haha, that is exactly what has been happening with me. Did you read the blue book? (CB book right) because I did not, but I have used it for practice tests. What is the red book though? </p>
<p>And do you have any good methods of studying for vocab?</p>
<p>I did read the blue book. However, I didn’t find the tips there to be particularly helpful. It’s still worth a read though. The red book is titled 10 Real SATs and it contains 10 SAT practice tests. However, these tests are quite old, have no writing section, and the reading and math sections are quite different from the current SAT. But the reading sections do have passed-based reading questions and they are pretty much just like questions on the modern SAT. But if you know where to look, you should be able to get as many modern practice tests as you need. Some people around here have access to a treasure trove of modern tests. I didn’t know that back then.</p>
<p>Yes, for studying vocab I used a flashcard program called Anki. Any words from the list I wasn’t familiar with I would put into Anki, and that was vastly more effective than just studying the list. When you flip a card in Anki to see the definition, it asks you if you got it wrong, and if not, how difficult it was to get it right. If you got it wrong, you will see the card again very soon. And if you got it right, the interval that passes before you see it again depends on how hard you said it was. So it really delivers the meat of the spaced-repetition concept in an automated way.</p>
<p>^lol . I’m one of those people 
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<p>Just stick with CB materials for CB. I’m sharing a personal opinion.</p>
<p>I was one of those people who think that taking practice tests from other books help sharpening skills on CR. Because more practice= more drama.</p>
<p>Maybe it’s true for W and math. But not CR. I took ~30 CR practice tests from other sources and those ****ing things made me more confused. But after doing around 13 practice tests from CB, I’m getting around 40-43 out of 48. The wrong answers are for not reading carefully.</p>
<p>I’ve another 35 tests from CB. So, I’m hoping that I’ll be able to break 750 in october.</p>