I need sat help *urgent*

TreyH03 · 07-15-2012, 03:29 PM

Im a rising junior in High school that needs to start studying for the SAT's. I took the PSAT last year for the 2nd time after taking it in 8th grade and my scroes were pretty Low.
CR: 490
MATH:510
Writing:470

I need to increse my total score to aroung the 2000's to insure me a spot into the colleges I want to got to. I was wondering what tips you guys have to increse my score by 600 points. The easiest subject to increse for me will be Math and writing. In those I mad simple mistakes and when I went back and went over most problems on line with ease I was able to ge them right. Any Books? any Tips on how to go about answering questions? Is the test really like a formula you have to learn to understand? Any topics I should study that are guarenteed to be on the test? Any help Is much needed? Thank You

spellweaver04 · 07-15-2012, 04:16 PM

Buy Collegeboard's blue book and use the resources in this forum's stickied thread.

TreyH03 · 07-15-2012, 04:41 PM

@spellweaver04 shoud i buy a new copy of the BB or is a used copy just as good?

spellweaver04 · 07-15-2012, 07:29 PM

I think a new one will be better because a used one might have marks written in the practice tests. You need to the BB for the practice tests, so it'll be useless if someone already wrote on them.

TreyH03 · 07-19-2012, 08:19 PM

@spellweaver04
Other than that what other toys can you give me?

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TreyH03 · 07-19-2012, 08:20 PM

@spellweaver04 *tips

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spellweaver04 · 07-20-2012, 07:14 PM

Here is a brief list of tips. Keep in mind that these worked for me and this list might not help everyone. But give it a shot.

CR:
- memorize vocab from Direct Hits volume 1 and 2, Princeton Review's Hit Parade, and Sparknotes' free lists.
- remember that ALL OF THE ANSWERS ARE SUPPORTED BY THE PASSAGE; don't let your personal opinions get in the way!
- instead of justifying why an answer is right, think about why is this answer wrong

Math:
- PRACTICE PROMBLEMS
- develop a list of typical SAT strategies, such as plugging in the answers

Writing:
- know your grammar!
- know the most common SAT writing errors and look for them every time
- essay: try to fill both pages, pick two different and detailed examples, vary sentence structure, and always connect samples to thesis