Tips to improve SAT score from 1420 to 1500+ in one month

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In November 2016, I took the SAT and scored a 1340 (650 Verbal, 690 Math). Since late December I have been studying on and off, mostly taking official practice tests on Sundays. However, I have recently been using Khan Academy to study. Today I took practice test #6 and scored a 1420 (700 Verbal, 720 Math). This has been my best score yet. I am wondering what are some solid tips or strategies to ensure that I get at least a 1500 on the next SAT I take, which is in March. I am confident with the writing section, only getting about 1-3 questions wrong. However, my reading section score varies greatly with each practice test I take. Maybe it depends on how interested I am in the passages? For the math section, I usually do well on the calculator section. For the non-calculator section, I get pressed for time and do not do as well. Do you think it is possible to raise my score to at least a 1500 in roughly four weeks? What should I do to guarantee this score? Btw, I have Dr. Chung’s SAT math book and a friend gave me some left over Panda practice tests.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. :slight_smile:

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@Joeyoc27 Get the Meltzer books for ERBW and PWN the SAT for math. Both have sections in the back that list the specific skills being tested for every question on the official practice SATs. Go through any practice tests you’ve taken and make a hashmark for every skill area listed for every question you missed, then use the TOCs to target those areas.

Examples:

Practice Test 6, Question 19, No Calc: Translating between Words and Math (p.43), Percents and Percent Change (p.160) <—from PWN

Practice Test 4, Q 11 Reading: Big Picture, Paragraph Summary <----from Meltzer