Lost Motivation - Page 2

dchow08 · 07-13-2008, 06:21 PM

chuckwagont, how are you studying? In other words, what do you do when you study?

chuckwagont · 07-13-2008, 09:43 PM

i usually try do a day of cr then a day of math then a day of cr then a day of writing because my cr is the worst. I read the whole rr book and now do practice tests. I also read every day and study vocab when i am at break during work.

IdoNATLoveSAT · 07-13-2008, 10:46 PM

Do you feel like the Rocket Review helped you chuck?

Meaning..you feel like their strategies are actually beneficial?

dchow08 · 07-13-2008, 11:18 PM

chuckwagont, may I ask what your critical reading score is? And what exactly do you do when you're working on critical reading? What do you read? What's your goal for critical reading, and when do you want to accomplish it?

chuckwagont · 07-14-2008, 07:17 AM

i recieved a 650 on critical reading which is also the same as my math score but i think it is harder to raise cr so i spend more time studying it. I read the NYT every weekend and read Time magazine or national graphic. I am also reading Walden by thoreau. When i take a practice test i try to use the strategies in rr quick through the passage slow through the questions but some of them are just so confusing i really dont care.

chuckwagont · 07-14-2008, 07:20 AM

o and i also hope to get a 700 but i wont be dissapointed if i get like a 680 or something

Ren the SAT'er · 07-14-2008, 09:44 AM

i dont think studying 4 hrs a day is alot -.- i still got lots to do =/ i dont think my scores are gonna go up if i dont study hard enough, im at 1800,im trying to get 2100-2200..

dchow08 · 07-14-2008, 01:54 PM

chuckwagont, so you're losing motivation because you're having trouble getting your score to go up 30 points? Is that what you're telling me? It sounds kind of ridiculous to me. But I guess what you're doing is right. It's just that going up 30 points is like, getting one more question right. I don't know why you care that much about going from a 650 to a 680.

Ren: If you're studying 4 hours a day and your SAT scores still haven't gone way, way up, there's probably something wrong with the way you're studying. It shouldn't take that long.

meadow36 · 07-14-2008, 02:03 PM

^ well actually if you are taking a lot of practice tests and reviewing it could take a while.

chuckwagont · 07-14-2008, 04:13 PM

my 650 on the sat was the best score i ever got. On the practice tests ive been getting like 590-620

chuckwagont · 07-14-2008, 04:38 PM

and i obviously want to do as best as i can and am going to study but i just wanted to know if anybody else started off studying a lot and then just couldnt look at an sat book