<p>I recently did my first SAT test and only got a score of 1960..
Math was 710, Reading was 640, and writing was 610</p>
<p>Ive been taking a prep course since Janurary and ive read and practiced with many SAT prep books.</p>
<p>On all my practice tests and stuff, ive been getting around 2000-2150</p>
<p>Is it worthwhile to continue trying or just give up?</p>
<p>Of course you should continue trying. A lot of people take it more than once. I think most people would agree than math and writing are the easiest to improve. Sometimes taking a prep course isn’t enough, because what works for one person might not work for another. The first step is recognizing what you need help with. </p>
<p>With the math portion, everything is simple basic math. There might be like one or two hard math questions on each section, but the way you learn how to do them is doing practice tests. Find out why you got a math question wrong by reading the answer explanations, and you will know next time how to do that kind of problem if you see it. I consistently get 800 in math and it’s because I did a bunch of practice tests, so many to the point that now I know how to solve every type of math problem the test asks, even if I never learned how to do it in school. Just keep practicing.</p>
<p>As for writing, learn the rules. The SAT tests you over the same rules every single time, so learn grammar and writing rules, then practice. I’ve always been good at writing (I get almost all of them right, maybe I miss like 1 or 2 on the entire test) so I don’t really know what to say about that.</p>
<p>And reading, just read a lot of classic stuff and learn new words every day. I’m still working on getting really good at this section though so I can’t provide much help here.</p>
<p>My daughter last year took the SAT twice. The first time she scored M740,cR-620 W 720 and was preped by a private princeton review tutor. She was crushed and then she went to my SAT boot camp. She only had 5 WEEKS to prepare for the second test. The college board has an online coarse for about 81 dollars. You must be committed to doing this. She did a section everyday for 30 minutes timed. On the weekends she did their sat tests (2 a weekend) timed. IN 5 WEEKS SHE RAISED HER SCORE 100 PTS!!! 760 M,CR 690,W740. This is a test of practice. The only real SAT questions come from the collegeboard or blue book. All the rest are SAT like questions. Good luck!</p>
<p>Definitely keep trying! The first time I took the SAT, my result was below what I normally got on practice tests. But I persisted and ended up with a 2320 superscore. Here is something worth reading that will help: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/1438553-cheerioswithmilks-guide-sat.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/1438553-cheerioswithmilks-guide-sat.html</a></p>