<p>^I hope you're just joking. Because that's one of the most arrogant/stupid posts I've seen so far.</p>
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<p>Your name's phil?</p>
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<p>^I hope you're just joking. Because that's one of the most arrogant/stupid posts I've seen so far.
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<p>Yea because it looked serious. Get off cc, go to a store and buy a sense of humor.</p>
<p>Well I went from a 196 PSAT score with absolutely no preparation to a 2200 SAT score with about a month of pretty decent studying via the blue book. </p>
<p>Obviously studying for the test will raise your score, but I think there is a correlation between intelligence and SAT score (Although I also believe that it's not too strong of a correlation. But on average, if you're a smart person, there's no reason you shouldn't do well on the exam. This is not to say that someone who gets a "low" score is unintelligent either or that someone with a 2300 is smarter than someone with a 2100, etc). </p>
<p>Like other posters have said, if you've been genuinely studying and wind up with a 1800ish score, raising that to 2100 would be very difficult and not very probable. If, however, that score was obtained without any real studying, than a 2100 is totally possible. </p>
<p>I don't think that people who score below a 1600 (with or without studying) have any real chance of getting to a 2100 and would have a very difficult time breaking 2000 too.</p>
<p>To the OP. When I first took a diagnostic test, I scored a 1690 (no joke). After taking more and more practice tests, I began getting scores 1800-2000. From these practice tests, I learned to: </p>
<h1>1 CHECK YOUR MATH THREE TIMES OVER</h1>
<h1>2 READ THE QUESTIONS CAREFULLY</h1>
<h1>3 STAY FOCUSED (especially when doing the CR passage sections)</h1>
<p>While what I learned may seem too basic, you would not believed how many times I missed a question or two on math (preventing me from getting an 800)
There were also times when I skimmed a CR passage question and my head accidentally interpeted the question differently. There were countless of times when I felt for certain that I got a 2300+ on a prac test only to be disappointed. </p>
<p>I got 2100 on the real thing and I plan on retaking it. I do not consider myself particularly gifted since my score is considered pretty average among the my friends + my parents' friends' kids. I have a friend who scored 2300+ w/o taking any SAT prep classes. He just kept taking practice tests. He seemed to agree that there was a learning curve or a barrier once he hit the 2100-2200 mark. Just keep practicing and you'll be fine.</p>
<p>That's a load of crap. Gifted has nothing to do with it.</p>
<p>Writing impoves dramatically with preparation. Doing well on the essay portion is a matter of knowing the test format and having a variety of familiar examples from history and literature than can fit all topics.</p>
<p>The best way to prepare for reading is to read. Reading efficiently while maintaining comprehension is an important skill as it will allow you to spend more time on questions.</p>
<p>The math is pretty simple and most errors will come from careless mistakes and misreading the question. In the end, it will come down to luck as someone capable of scoring 750 in math in one day is very likely capable of scoring an 800 on another.</p>