Can I improve that much?

lexluthor
Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:49:11 +0000

pakistani: i had kaplan private tutoring during the summer and received 2180 on my last practice test. however, i had marching band in the fall and didn’t practice as much as i did in the summer but still took the October SAT. I thought i did amazing but i only got a 2050(650CR, 630W, 770M). I was really heartbroken but I started new routines of practice. I did either full CR or W parts of a test everyday(mostly CR b/c I felt I was weaker in CR). Granted, there were some times when i didn’t wanna do it, so it wasn’t strictly everyday, but I tried my best to practice a lot. I also looked up how to do better on the essay(I got an 8 in oct) and thought of some examples. I retook the test in January and got a 2280(720 CR, 790W(10 Essay), and 770M) It’s all just practice. I didn’t need tutoring and I went up 230 points(when i was already above 2000, which is pretty hard). Looking back on it, i regret wasting my parents money with tutoring(although I accredit tutoring to my 224 on the PSAT in oct). But, just keep practicing A LOT. and you’ll get your score.