<p>^
I most certainly hope so.</p>
<p>And i’d hardly call CC a perfect random sample of canadians applying. I predict our rate on CC will be higher than the real one.</p>
<p>@kellogs - v. v. jealous of your likely. Wish it was mine. Congrats!!!</p>
<p>Columbia college is the undergraduate part of Columbia. There’s also the engineering school. </p>
<p>Congrats kellogs. I’m insanely jealous but congrats!</p>
<p>CC isn’t a random sample of any population applying. Usually only the more ambitious tend to go on a forum meant to improve SATs or to help the application process…</p>
<p>@viggy
columbia college is the name of the arts and sciences college at columbia university. there are also other colleges at columbia like college of engineering and such…</p>
<p>so nervous for the other decisions!!</p>
<p>lol got into ucla…
what to do now?</p>
<p>^how about you give me your columbia acceptance and go to ucla.
jkjk
good luck and I hope I’ll have choices like you do!</p>
<p>^lmao, yea, kelloggs gimme that Columbia likely and you can go somewhere else lol.</p>
<p>But guys, I am in a PR classroom prep class and we wrote a diagnostic test today. the score: around 1930!!! w t f! i don’t know what happened, I was so listless and bored. I get around 2100 on BB practice tests. I’m so scared right now! Is this a legit score? Do you think I should be stressing out write now? I’m writing the May SAT…</p>
<p>I’m scared as hell, and even more scared that during the test I was kinda bored and nonchalant. I have no clue why. During school tests I’m so intense and get ****ed for even 0.5 wrong on something, and then here I was this morning, just writing it for the heck of writing it and I go to the Online Student Center to score my test because I was anxious to know what I got and…:</p>
<p>690 or 700 in Math
640 or 650 in CR
570-580 in W </p>
<p>I was shocked at Writing…CR I kinda expected it because I ran out of time/got ridiculously bored. But Writing was a shock. Math I kinda expected casue I left ~4 blank because of lack of time. </p>
<p>I ran out of time/got bored/panicked in some sections. I left about 8 or more blank in all because of lack of time. I used to practice by giving myself couple extra minutes at home, to thoroughly understand tests, but today, we were proctored and given no extra time, so i was screwed.</p>
<p>Should I be stressing??? I always rise to the occasion and beast tests at school, but today I was so listless and bored. I have no clue why. And abouttiming, how to I speed up my reading ability and be more efficient? For some reason I ran out of time in the math sections too, which never ever happens at home. I usually finish super fast at home (25min. section in like 15 min.). I have no clue what’s goin on with me…BTW this was the first diagnostic test in the Princeton Review prep class.</p>
<p>When I scored the test, I felt the weight of the world on my shoulders, I honeslty felt like a failure and all my dreams are nothing but just that…dreams and that they would never materialize. I don;t know what to think…</p>
<p>I got 2060 on my first practice test. I went up 150 points exactly.</p>
<p>You should probably expect to go up 150 points too if you study the book. That’s the average people go up from practice.</p>
<p>Don’t lose hope. I have the CRAPPIEST GRADES EVER but still got into WashU. Everyone on the acceptance thread pretty much had 4.0’s.</p>
<p>^did you take the PR Classroom course too? </p>
<p>I’m just really shocked. I get AT LEAST 2030 on the BB SATS (arounds 700 in Math, 680 in Writing, 650 CR) from the 4 practice tests I’ve written. My highest score has been 2130 in a practice BB test. However, I give myself extra time in these practice tests to get used to the material and fully understand questions and such. So, I was pretty dissappointed with the 1920ish that I scored today. I left around 4-5 blank in math which is ridiculous because i never leave any blank in the BB tests and I ran out of time on almost every section (scrambled on the last 5-6 q’s on each section, leaving more blank/getting some wrong).</p>
<p>So, couple q’s. Did you take the PR Classroom course? And you mean that the PR course helped your score 150 pts. (and what book are you referring to)? Also, is it just practice that gets your speed up for the CR and W sections? If time were a non-factor (if i could work at a great pace), then I would manage to get better scores in W and CR like on my practice BB tests.</p>
<p>With the BB tests, I get so mad if I don’t get at least 740 in Math. I mean, I should get around high 700s, and today I only got 690. Writing, in one BB test, I pulled off a 780 (considering a 9 essay), and today I got 580! Like w t f ? I average around 680-700 for Writing in BB and CR is around 670-720 in BB. Today was unbelievable and perhaps an eye opener…Don’t know what to think right now…</p>
<p>ok viggy. it depends what schools u want to go to. if ur aiming for ivies…ur not really in good shape right now. if ur just aiming for something else like washU, penn state or some other school ur prob alright.</p>
<p>ur taking a PREP class? i just studied by myself at home doing practice tests and i managed to improve from a 1900 to a 2160 to a 2310.trust me, all u need to “think” right now is buckle down and hit the books…that is if u really truly want to get into w/e school u’re applying to…</p>
<p>the prep class is because my parenrs insisted on it, I plan to study really really hard anyways. Kelloggs, when you went from a 1900 to a 2160…did you hit a plateau for a little bit, then jump to the 2310? If yes, how long did it take to hit the next big jump from 2160 to 2310 and how much time did it take to get that result? </p>
<p>The thing is, I want to get into 2300 is very very close to at least give myself a shot at Ivies. I don’t want to just pack it in and quit. I want to givemyself every opportunity t top schools…THEN let the cards play out as they choose to. I don;t want to regret not getting a high score at the end of the day and think “What if…” for the rest of my life. I want a great score like yours…then if I get rejected…oh well, the cards didn’t go my way. (I plan to apply to some Ivies, some schools like UT and TEX.A&M, Rice, and a couple safeties. so a good mixture depending on my score…if I get a really good score (2300+) I may go all out for top schools)</p>
<p>My first 4 BB tests range from 2050 to 2130 btw, if that help in any way, but like I said, I give myself some extra time. Would more and more practice help cut down the extra time I need? I take long to read and comprehend passages. Any tips for this? On a good day, a 730 in M is very possible in BB tests, a 700 in W is possible and a 700 in CR is possible as well, but this PR Classroom test score is a shocker and I dont know if it is a more realistic indicator of how i’d preform in a testing SAT environment.</p>
<p>um, since i see ur at least sincere about this, i’ll shed a few tips.</p>
<p>first of all, ur pr score u got is definitely a more accurate report of ur level. when u take tests by urself, u always tend to give urself some extra minutes, etc which is NOT granted to u during the exam. </p>
<p>first 4 bb tests???how bout try first 30 tests…i’m not kidding. i did like 20-30 tests in a month to get from 1900 to 2310. the sat is easy in that way since ur pretty much guranteed a high mark if u study and understand the format and tricks of the test (which are prob taught to u in ur course). then again, i didnt have to worry bout math since i got 800 every single time. i just did the cr and writing sections when i practice. </p>
<p>finally, no, i didnt really hit a plateau. i’m not sure what’s causing ur score to stagnate. its prob just cuz ur not practicing enough…</p>
<p>Wait. Where did you get 30 BB tests from? See, I’ve kinda been saving up the BB tests because people say they are true indicators of your score. You get 10 in the BB book, so I have used 4 of those so far.</p>
<p>Also, when you write the tests, you always reviewed why you got answers right and wrong, right? And what’s the key to improving speed in CR and W? More practice? Should I practice in timed conditions and basicall do a ‘trial by fire’ thing, where if I don’t finish, oh well? Or should I gradually try to reduce the extra time I give myself? </p>
<p>And for math, its always silly mistakes or a concept I didn’t know (which is rare for the SAT math). Would practice help cut down on silly errors?</p>
<p>And lastly, my PSAT was 183. In a week during Christmas break, I managed to get that 2130 on a BB practice test (with a couple minutes of extra time in CR and W sections of course). But this shows that I am 100% motivated and committed. Please send me PMs or anything that can help me out kelloggs and anyone else if you want to.</p>
<p>EDIT: It was pretty ridiculous, I left 4 blank in math which is unbelievable because I can finish BB math section that is 25min. in like 15min. or less. And CR and W were worse. Just from better time management, I would wager that my score would’ve been more than a 100 pts. higher for sure. That’s so lame on my part.</p>
<p>Viggy - check your msgs in an about an hour</p>
<p>Okay I dont feel like writing a paragraph so a few tips</p>
<ul>
<li><p>princeton review is bs, class is bs, you need to have self motivation. for some people SAT comes naturally, for others like me, it doesnt. i worked my ass off but i improved 240 points to a respectable 2230. looking back, i could have probably improved that further, but i didnt wanna seem like i had o.c.d.</p></li>
<li><p>reason why class is bs because the first test they give u is ALWAYS harder than the real thing. so when you start doing the other tests, you’ll suddenly feel good about urself. “oh im really improving, this class is awesome” bs.</p></li>
<li><p>that being said, you should try to minimize the extra time you give yourself</p></li>
<li><p>most important tip ill give you. you HAVE to go through the questiosn you werent sure of. you have to find EXACTLY why you went wrong. what were you THINKING that made you go wrong. retrace all your steps. this is so key and people dont do it. if you do 20 tests and dont THOROUGHLY check over your answers, your score will have little to no change. </p></li>
<li><p>you’re strong in math, but what i decided to do was create this sort of ‘answer review sheet’. so everytime i got a math question wrong, no matter how stupid of a mistake, i always wrote exactly how i went wrong. in the end, i had this document which thoroughly outlined my weaknesses. i eventually realized that all my mistakes had a pattern, and thats when i began improving.</p></li>
<li><p>writing: learn your rules. find where you go wrong. i’d suggest creating another “answer review sheet”. essay? psht. its a joke. i made up a story using my cousins and brother name and claimed it came from 1001 arabian nights(lmao), but yeah. essay = if you fill up 2 pages, you’re guaranteed a 10. fill up 2 pages + big words = 11+. easy, easy stuff.</p></li>
<li><p>reading. you HAVE to see why your wrong. think through the lens of the collegeboard and what they are trying to test.</p></li>
</ul>
<p>keep in mind that this is what worked for me and you might be a bit different.</p>
<p>Just got rejected from MIT! Ahhhh lol</p>
<p>Same. :(</p>
<p>Stupid quotas.</p>
<p>^^ I’ll be the first to admit I wouldnt have been a good fit at that school :P</p>
<p>Haha my interviewer said I should apply to Caltech instead.</p>
<p>I think that was the first inkling that I wasn’t getting in. =/</p>
<p>hahah I love science, but I think I’m more of a humanities person who likes science, rather than a science person who likes humanities lol… 18 days until April 1st(where all other schools release decisions) you ready? haha… i REALLY hope i get a likely letter soon lol</p>
<p>Haha same. I never really got into the nitty gritty part of science/maths.</p>
<p>Same. I dunno if I’m really ready for April Fools Day. I want a likely letter too. </p>
<p>The same day that Columbia sent out their wave of liklies (the wave that kelloggs was in), a virus hacked my email and deleted all my incoming emails. It also sent out spam to my address book (which also contains every interviers’ email) and then promptly deleted my address book preventing me from sending out “sorry” emails…</p>
<p>^^ where else did you apply?</p>