I’ve done a couple practice tests and tend to score around 1290, however I need to score closer to 1400 to have a chance to be admitted to an Ivy League. I write my first SAT May 5th, what are the chances that I score will score 1350+?
Just take the test. Worrying like this will not help you perform under pressure. People often bounce around among practice versus real tests, likely as much from frame of mind as actual differences in the test.
Have you been taking your practice tests with music playing, in your living room with the TV on, or have you been taking them in a quiet room at the library with other test takers and a proctor calling time? The test atmosphere often helps or hurts your final score.
Did you take the PSAT and did you get a similar score?
Did you study between your practice tests, or are you just taking them, seeing you got a bunch of wrong answers, then taking them again?
The Xiggi method stresses pulling out the questions that you missed and focusing on figuring out exactly why you missed them. Try to do that, drill the areas where you don’t know something, make sure you know them solidly, then try the same questions again.
You have two more weeks. It is possible you’ll do a lot better. It’s also possible you won’t. If the SAT isn’t your test, maybe sign up for an ACT later in the summer.
Honestly, your shot at an improvement of this magnitude in this short of a time is slim. To quickly improve your score, learn english grammar rules and go over math content.
Honestly, a 1400 is not ivy-league level at all. In my opinnion, a 1520+ is what you need to be truly competitive these days because the scores on the new SAT are inflated. A 1400 might be good if you a minority, legacy, or a recruited athlete.
Also, try the ACT. Some people do much better on that test than the SAT.
Good luck
The best way to earn a higher score is beyond studying to learn information that may or may not appear on the test. If you have specific holes such a kind of math calculation, work in that briefly.Your best plan is improving test taking skills such as time management, answering questions that you know the information first, weaning answer choices to two, relaxing techniques, eating a good breakfast, whatever is your needs. What you want to do is avoid anything that reduces your score that is not germane to the test content.
Please. Please. PLEASE do not rush testing. Take the test when you are confident and ready instead of trying to meet deadlines that are not the final deadlines. Get your testing done before October of Senior year for sure, but don’t repeatedly take tests trying to up your score each time; that is what practice tests are for. A 1400+ is not sufficient for Ivies, sorry. And next year admissions will be even more difficult, I believe. So, prepare a bunch, and when you see yourself scoring 1550+, take the test. Don’t fall under these false premises and be disappointed come Ivy day. Let me know if you need any help!
It is possible. My daughter took her first SAT at the end of her junior year and got a 1270. I told her to study and retake the SAT for scholarship purposes around the same time you posted this thread. She took retook the SAT in May and scored a 1450 (690 R+W, 760 M). Overall she took about 4 practice test from Khan academy scoring from 1290-1370 during that 3 week span. Before that she didn’t bother studying at all. I’d say Khan academy helped identify her weakness.