<p>Hi everyone, </p>
<p>I’m fairly new here, but I’ve been lurking around for awhile.I got a 1710 on my first try, which was a major disappointment. I’m shooting for the 2300 range. Yes, I’ve done the math, I know how unrealistic it is. I’m definitely willing to put the time into it though, I’m spending several hours studying each day and taking practice tests on the weekends. Does anyone know of a website(not a book, I’ve already spent over $100 of my poor parents’ money on test prep guides. XD ) where I can find legitimate practice test questions? I’m pretty good at math, but the SAT questions are so much different than “real” math questions. I really want to drill them until I can get 99% of the questions right. Is major tests accurate? Are they close enough to real SAT questions?</p>
<p>Thanks!!</p>
<p>It’s impossible to improve your score. </p>
<p>@savedthatwhim</p>
<p>Not sure if trolling or blatanly being ignorant.</p>
<p>@medgirl314</p>
<p>Yes. Your score can definitely improve. I was in the same range not too long ago and with unremitting effort and ardor I have gauged my score by 300 points in 3 months.</p>
<p>I assume you are scoring near perfect on your math SAT’s so after that point it’s really a matter of practicing and thoroughly examining the questions you get wrong.</p>
<p>First things first, get the blue book and start studying that.</p>
<p>For the writing, I recommend the SAT Writing bible or the collegepanda’s SAT writing; both are knıwn for helping students increase their scores drastically.</p>
<p>For the reading, just read a lot and practice with as many questions as you can.</p>
<p>For vocab, exhaust the words in the direct hits volumes and you should be good with vocab.</p>
<p>For more practice tests, I recommend princeton review’s 11 tests.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>@PusatShrade, </p>
<p>Thank you for your answer! Your score improvement is impressive!
I’m not scoring anywhere near perfect on the math range, I’m pretty good at math but I over think the wording of the questions. Does that make any sense? I am scoring near “perfect” on writing MC, but my lack of solid examples and fluidity brought my essay score down to a 7, which drastically reduced my total score. </p>
<p>Thanks again! I finally got Barron’s SAT 2400, so I have enough practice questions among that, the internet, and the blue book. </p>
<p>I have the blue book, and I take practice tests every weekend. I don’t have enough time for many more entire practice tests than the ones in the blue book, but thanks for the recommendation! </p>
<p>Do you have any idea what’s up with the new “Score Range” for the blue book practice tests? They used to give a real score, now they give an approximation. For example, on my last test it said the range was 1660-1910.That’s either a 200 point improvement or a 50 point drop. So, thanks College Board. </p>
<p>@SavedTatWhim, just to elaborate on @PusatShrade’s response to your statement,it is completely possible to improve your SAT score the second time around. I improved my SAT score, compared to my PSAT, by 110 points with minimal studying, as I was incredibly crunched for time. PusatShrade improved his/hers by 300 points extraordinarily quickly. Perhaps you mean you can’t change a previous score.Unless, of course, you were being sarcastic. </p>