<p>Hello all,</p>
<p>I’m new here, but I’ve been lurking around the forums for a couple of weeks. (Read Xiggi’s SAT advice–good stuff. =) )</p>
<p>I’ve taken the SAT only once so far, but I didn’t like my scores, so now I’m aiming to improve them drastically. Hopefully I’ll be able to raise them enough to get me a good scholarship into Case Western Reserve University in the Fall of 2007.</p>
<p>The problem I’m running into…is that I think I’m running out of time. I’ve been studying off and on throughout my high school career (probably the reason I think I’m running behind), sometimes more intensively than at other times, but I feel a little let-down that my first scores weren’t what I expected…and I worry that I won’t be able to improve them much more. (That maybe the first time is something of a barrier…?)</p>
<p>I have the ACT and SAT official preparation books, plus the Grammatix guide and several resources where I can find additional advice on the taking the tests (but no other real practice tests = ( ). I can do a lot more studying…but is there any way to get rid of the anxiety and pessimism? I don’t know how I’m going to improve if I seriously can’t believe I can improve much.</p>
<p>My scores right now: </p>
<p>Math: 520 (ouch–I want to go into physics and areospace engineering… 
)
Writing: 650
CR: 600
Essay: 10</p>
<p>Edit: I know this is the SAT forum, but I thought I’d include my ACT score as well. It’s a 25 composite.</p>
<p>Thanks for reading. And it’s great to meet you all. =)</p>
<p>Urvi</p>