Advice on SAT and ACT scores

kcastelle
Mon, 24 Apr 2006 21:16:08 +0000

Math can be practiced and learned, writing won’t matter (focus on your essays not on that numbers, as SpartanPhoenix noted), but the verbal will probably need to be higher. I know MIT is a tech school, but the average CR scores are significantly higher than that. The math, at least you did well on the ACT. If possible, try to figure out why you did so much better on the ACT than the SAT and try to repeat it when you retake the SAT (which you obviously have to do). The best and really only way I know to improve a verbal score (aside from memorizing lists of vocabulary - not fun by any definition, but it works) is to READ. And then read some more. And when you finally get sick of that, pick up another book and start reading. I know you said you’re short on time, but the only way to get a sense for how written pieces are and should be structured is to do it. Good luck! I personally think the Math scores are easier to bring up than the other two. Take practice tests too. None of this will be enjoyable, but this is what it will take to raise scores.