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i want to increase my CR score from 530 to 650+


1. memorize all the vocab in Barrons 3500
2. work on 4 passages every day
3. read "http://www.nytimes.com" every day
4. read numerous books
5 ?


any other suggestions?

i really want to increase my CR score because i'm an Asian international student and i really need to get at least 650 in CR section.

bman14

lol... that seems like overkill. i raised my cr from 500 to 670 without doing any of that except memorize "500 key words for the sat's" and read like 3 books between the 500 score and 670 score test date. did do alot of practice test tho. finished the whole blue book.

crosscurrent

5. get lucky as heck come test day

cory123

^ that's what i did and i got a 750 =D

DUNKIN_DONUTS

I feel that learning some etymology also helps a lot with the vocab.

cory123

3500 is a bit much though. Go with the Sparknotes 1000 list. Additional vocab studying should be supplemented with looking up any new words you find while reading

OBrienUM97

Not sure what grade you are in and this is kind of extreme, but I've taken three years of latin so far in hs and can say knowing latin words helps a lot on the vocab, but not many schools over it so sorry if i just wasted your time.

i did well on the cr section and i really dont read too often at all. i just developed a method i was comfortable with that got results (i've posted it here a few times, but everybody is different) and practiced it. i feel that for short term studying, again not sure what your time situation is, taking practice tests is the way to go.

naidu90

I am sure if you stick to that plan, it will certainly raise your score.
Though that is easier said than done ( i know because I memorized all the words in the Barron's book - took the whole summer )

evanw

My school has always been big on using vocabulary books that would stress different roots from various languages (French, Anglo-Saxon, Spanish, Latin, Greek, etc.) I have found that, by applying my knowledge of suffixes, prefixes, and roots, I am able to infer at least the general meaning of a word in question when it appears on a test. In fact, one of the first things my english teacher did this year--my junior year--was give the class a large packet of prefixes and suffixes. "Learn these for the SAT, they should help some."