<p>I got a 2400 last June, and what definitely helped me the most was studying by taking sections from the Blue Book where I wasn’t getting them all right and doing quick practice with those. I started like a month before the SAT because otherwise I probably would have forgotten all the vocabulary words (can’t seem to remember any now) but before then would probably be smarter… Also there’s a lot of good SAT vocab apps for the iPad/iPhone that I spent a lot of time with, and that was really helpful. And I wouldn’t say it’s too important. I promised myself if I got above a 2200 on my first try I wouldn’t retake it.</p>
<p>Hi, you said you took 50+ SATs, right? Do you mind telling me where you found all of them? I have the Blue Book and a Barron’s back when the SAT was out of 1600. That’s 17.</p>
<p>wow！ encouraging！</p>
<p>Sent from my LT18i using CC</p>
<p>there r some published real tests </p>
<p>Sent from my LT18i using CC</p>
<p>gives me a bit of hope… thanks!
that image is really really… i dont even know! omg that image is what i strive for12#!@#!@#!</p>
<p>You don’t seem to me like a senior, but much more mature than so many other kids at your age. I’m a parent with a daughter ( senior) struggling to improve score from 1960 to 2100, and a son (sophomore) starting to prepare for a target of 2300+. I’ve taken some sections of SAT myself ( I’m a physician, nonworking currently). This is the BEST ADVICE THAT I COULD HOPE TO GIVE TO MY KIDS. I’ve printed your page to give to them to read. I admire you and truly appreciate that you took the time and effort in writing such valuable & detailed guidance. CC should post your post as a headeline so that everyone can benefit from it. I don’t have time to write more, but thanks a lot. May God’s blessings be with you. I’m sure you’re at a great place advancing in your life’s journey at great speed.</p>
<p>Thanks a lot…I’m really going to use the essay technique. It looks helpful. I’m really good at math but I can’t seem to get the full 800 because of dumb mistakes. Not sure what to do. I’m pretty good at the Writing MC, but I make dumb mistakes too. But I am no where close to where I want to be in CR. I’m scoring 500-600. I’m currently at a 2000 and I’m doing the test in like two weeks so if anyone has any quick advice, I’m all ears</p>
<p>This Guy took 50 practice tests?! That’s insane. He deserves the 2400 more than anyone.</p>
<p>I’m also wondering where you got 50 practice tests. I can hardly accumulate 15.</p>
<p>Wow! Thanks for the tips, very helpful! and congrats on your 2400!</p>
<p>Omg thank you for that post, you’re amazing for that! I really want to improve from a 1290 to a 2400. I have five months left till the SAT and honestly I’m doing 21 practice tests and it’s just insane. I want to improve so bad! This is a huge goal, a lot would day impossiblr, impossible, impossible, but whatever to make it possible I wwould do. Any tips out there I would be grateful!</p>
<p>I’m a little confused…I was told that the SAT is designed so that you cannot study for it because it measures inherent ability. Is this true?</p>
<p>^ no, you can study for the SAT for sure</p>
<p>Bump, because I just read this and I love it. Need some advice though: Can you go from and 1520 Freshman score to a 2200-2400 Junior-Senior Score?</p>
Hello!
I was helping a friend’s younger brother apply to colleges today, and for some reason this thread, and I guess all of CC came flowing back from my memories. It’s almost been 10 years since I wrote this.
I don’t have much to say but for those wondering I eventually spent 4 great years at Columbia and I’m now completing my law school degree at HYS. A lot of the opportunities I have today probably came from (in a bufferfly-effect kind of way) from getting pretty lucky at this test, and getting into Columbia from a tiny rural town that sent few students to top colleges.
Looking back maybe none of this mattered, and it’s just a dumb test that is held in too high esteem (and too often associated with socioeconomic privilege than real ability) when I was younger, but damn, after all these years I can still remember the day I got my score back.
Study hard, you guys will be alright.
@.Masochist how can you be attending law school at Harvard, Yale, and Stanford at the same time? Can’t you only attend one at a time? unless HYS stands for something else?? If you got into Stanford please give me advice on the intellectual vitality essay T___T congrats on your life !! Looks like the SAT really does matter after all…
@otoribashi, the HYS abbreviation is shorthand for “one of HYS”–the idea is to not disclose the exact school but communicate the caliber of the institution.