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04-29-2008, 06:56 PM
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#76 | | New Member
Join Date: Apr 2008
Threads: 1
Posts: 4
| 1920 >> 2340!!!!!!
(I scored 2300+ on my past 3 practice exams!!)
YES, it's possible!
I want to go to Stanford!!!
Check my profile if you want the link to the eBook I used to get this jump! | 
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05-06-2008, 11:03 PM
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#77 | | Member
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Boise, Idaho Gender: Male
Threads: 25
Posts: 455
| IM REALLY HAPPY
my score went up 200 points after one month of studying
hopefully before June 7th, the SAT Im going to take, my score will do another big jump!!
My goal is a 2100
1780-->1980 | |
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05-07-2008, 07:18 AM
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#78 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2007
Threads: 13
Posts: 264
| 600 --> 2400
Obviously I'm kidding 
I've seen some pretty major jumps - from the 1800s to 2200s or even 2300s, which is amazing. Gives me some hope. Hopefully we can hear more of the details on what exactly people did to improve their score... | |
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05-07-2008, 05:15 PM
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#79 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Florida Gender: Male
Threads: 8
Posts: 152
| 2060->2220->probably 23something this time
I think a lot of it is just as you go through classes, your mind begins to mature a bit and you see questions in different ways sometimes... some things actually begin to stick too | |
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05-07-2008, 06:05 PM
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#80 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Threads: 11
Posts: 62
| After I finished my first real SAT, I was ecstatic and relieved.
My first practice SAT was a 1670; if the answers on this board to may's SAT are correct, then I would estimate a 2200.
A 530 pt gain; it took a lot of intense, incessant studying.
Now I'll do the same for SAT IIs! | |
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05-07-2008, 06:53 PM
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#81 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2008 Gender: Female
Threads: 13
Posts: 198
| This really isn't sat, but I went from a 172 on my sophomore PSAT to a 214 on my junior PSAT. Hopefully, my SATs will reflect a continuing upward trend...  | |
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05-07-2008, 07:03 PM
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#82 | | Member
Join Date: Nov 2007 Gender: Female
Threads: 12
Posts: 774
| PSAT - 159
SAT (March) - 2020
This time expecting at least 2150+.
Took a LOT of practice tests (10,11), and about 5/6 books (PR, Barrons, CollegeBoard, Kaplan, and I read other books just about Critical Reading and Writing). Have got a huge compilation of essays as well (~20). Once I break 2300, I'm prepared to start my own tuition system for other people.  | |
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05-07-2008, 08:49 PM
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#83 | | New Member
Join Date: May 2008
Threads: 1
Posts: 29
| Ok, from my standardized testing scores, I seem to be getting dumber and dumber every year.
8th Grade (old SAT): 1380 (780 Math, 600 CR)
Sophmore (PSAT): 221
Junior (PSAT): 220
Junior (March SAT): 2000 (710 Math, 640 CR, 650 Writing)
so it seems like the combined math and CR scores from my 8th grade test are better than my junior year scores. yeeesh. but i feel confident that i broke 2200 this time
any explanations for my stupidity? | |
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05-07-2008, 08:56 PM
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#84 | | Member
Join Date: Oct 2006
Threads: 60
Posts: 424
| I did much better on the old SATs than on the new SATs(red book).. I think the older tests were easier...math at least | |
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05-09-2008, 09:34 PM
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#85 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2007 Gender: Not Saying
Threads: 5
Posts: 76
| this thread sounds like a weight loss program...
i'd say my biggest jump was psat sophomore year of 192 to junior year 227...i did not do a thing...like someone else said, i just got older... | |
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05-22-2008, 02:13 PM
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#86 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2007
Threads: 7
Posts: 92
| I've been hoping to bump this thread
soph PSAT: 157(0)
junior PSAT: 186(0)
May SAT (1st time): 2200
630 improvement in less than two years, and 340 in 7 months | |
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05-22-2008, 03:31 PM
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#87 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2008 Gender: Female
Threads: 7
Posts: 75
| Jan 26th SAT (first time): 550 math
May 3rd SAT: 690 math
Up 140 points! It is possible!
How I did it: I did a ton of old practice tests, timed them whenever I could and just did practice when I couldn't. My goal was to get used to as many types of questions as possible, so that when I got to the test and saw something familiar I would know how to tackle the problem. Needless to say, it worked. :-) | |
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05-22-2008, 04:22 PM
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#88 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2007
Threads: 1
Posts: 77
| Jan 26th SAT: 630 writing (essay:10)
May 3rd SAT: 750 writing (essay: 12)
YEAH! 120 points higher!
How I did it: umm. I studied with a friend who got an 800 and used his little tricks like if trying to figure out if a comma is necessary, say the sentence out loud with a pause where the comma is. I also used sparknotes sat book and for each little writing section i would do a chunk over and over until I did the section without mistakes or omissions. PM me if you want more ideas. | |
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05-22-2008, 04:28 PM
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#89 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2007
Threads: 9
Posts: 73
| I improved my score 200 points exactly from March to May... I really think that having the right attitude contributed to the jump. In March I was pretty nervous and didn't know what to expect... also, I took it on the day of a big snowstorm in this indoor track and it was really cold in there. I had my jacket on and other people were shivering... so that was terrible haha. In May I took it at a different place and was just like "eh whatever, it's the 2nd time I'm taking it and I'll take it again in the fall so no worries." I've talked to lots of people who say they've seen their biggest jump when they go in somewhat apathetic...
So my advice is to do the prep work and go in with a laid-back, confident attitude... | |
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05-22-2008, 04:33 PM
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#90 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: IL Gender: Male
Threads: 1
Posts: 47
| 7th grade: 600 Verbal 660 Math 1260 (old SAT)
Sophomore PSAT: 58 Critical Reading 67 Math 60 Writing, 185
Junior PSAT: 75 Critical Reading 76 Math 75 Writing, 226
Junior May SAT: 730 Critical Reading 800 Math 780 Writing, 2310 | |
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