<p>Hello, as a student currently enrolled in AP English Language and AP USHistory, I’d like to ask your opinion and start a discussion. </p>
<p>My CR and Writing scores have floated at 670 (+/- 30) in practice tests, (I’ve just started junior year, by the way.) Im currently taking AP English Language and AP USH, both classes feature a large amount of nightly reading (45 min per) with history = narrative nonfiction and English = novels, articles, and essays, which are mostly nonfiction too (novels are Am. lit, thats all). A prequisite for both classes is complete annotation of all readings, along with English requiring marking passages of rhetorical significance/technique. My English teacher mentioned yesterday that AP CR prep along with lengthy nightly reading makes the SAT much easier and far less intimidating (<– half the battle, imo.) In regards to history - the process of gleaning important information from a passage quickly should be important, not to mention certain passages could be very similar in style and format to nonfiction historical narratives.</p>
<p>If you took either/both AP English Language or AP USHis did you find a correlation in the preparation for AP Tests and the SAT, and likewise did the class rigor as a whole improve your SAT capability more than the average student’s progression during the year?</p>
<p>Im hoping this helps my CR and writing scores. Along with an SAT Prep course (2 hrs weekly/4 months) what kind of improvement should I hope to gain in my scores? With the “baby boom” im really pushing to get into my ED descision (Duke, Dartmouth, or Penn atm) because I think that applying ED as a qualified applicant earns you a spot (colleges aiming for high yield rate with everyone applying everywhere).</p>
<p>Did you find specific classroom discussion of strategies types of problems, and a plethora of practice tests as indicators increased your scoring dramatically? If you could put a number on it, where would it stand?</p>
<p>Thank you, and its my hope that even though my questions will be answered, a discussion can be started about this kind of relationship.</p>