<p>I read somewhere that the college board said that when people that the SAT the 2nd time they only increase a few points. But we all know the college board’s statistics are BS. </p>
<p>Are there any real stats that show improvement when people took the SAT a 2nd time?</p>
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<p>Why would CB lie about its statistics?</p>
<p>Well they take into account ALL of the people who have taken the SAT. I bet you that many people have taken the SAT a 2nd time without hardly any preparation and probably do the same or worse. </p>
<p>I was wondering about the number of hours of study vs. the increase of SAT scores.</p>
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<p>What’s wrong with CB’s statistics, then?</p>
<p>Anyway, I don’t see the point of your question. The SAT does not test anyone’s innate ability, so obviously, the number of hours in studying should correlate with the increase of SAT scores. If you spend enough time studying, you’ll definitely achieve your dream score.</p>
<p>1st SAT: 2110
3 months later…
2330.</p>
<p>ftw.</p>
<p>There’s a big Duke study with a TON of stats and variables and they conclude and expected increase of 14 points on math and 13.6 on verbal (feel free to google it, shouldn’t be hard to find). So no, the college board is not putting out BS. Perhaps the superstore can be expected to go up more (and that’s what a lot of the reports you see on this site are), but many people actually lose points on at least one section. Also, the people on CC are a horrible sample! They’re people who are a bit obsessed with scores, many are elitists, and most are very intelligent and hardworking to begin with. Also, the people whose scores go down or only go up slightly are much less likely to post it on a public forum than those whose scores go up significantly.</p>
<p>Generally people realize some major aspect of studying they neglected in their first SAT and hone those skills, as well as just getting more practice overall. My SAT teacher was telling me that the best score increases he notices usually come from people who take their SATs in December/January/March, and retake in October/November, giving them like half a year of actual school and more practice to increase their skills.</p>
<p>Taking the SAT in January and then straight in March doesn’t necessarily help in my opinion. Most people honestly don’t do anything until they get their scores, by then there be nothing much you can do given that you have a couple weeks until the next SAT. </p>
<p>Perhaps I’m biased though; I went from a 2200 in January to a 2070 in March. Retaking, if anything, screwed me over. Needless to say, I will be retaking in October.</p>