Do I have a chance of raising my scores significantly?

Test Preparation
1

<p>I’m taking the SAT this Saturday(October 5th) and then again November 2nd. Do I have a chance of really raising my score by this Saturday? I’ve only taken the SAT once before and I only scored 1560(without much studying). I truly feel like this score does not reflect my ability at all. I have a 3.8 overall gpa. Do I even have enough time to raise my scores or is it really too late?</p>

2

<p>Below is the Collageboard’s response to your question. Take into account that many retaking the SAT, already had a high score. If you feel you didn’t study for it the first time, and that you’ve spend some time studying for it this time, you should do fine (and see at least that 40 point bump). Remember that a lot of schools superscore the SAT, so don’t worry if your score drops in one area, as long as it increases in at least one other area.</p>

<p>Good Luck on Saturday! </p>

<p>"Score changes when students test again.</p>

<p>55 percent of juniors taking the test improved their scores as seniors.</p>

<p>35 percent had score drops.</p>

<p>10 percent had no change.</p>

<p>The higher a student’s scores as a junior, the more likely that student’s subsequent scores will drop.</p>

<p>The lower the initial scores, the more likely the scores will go up.</p>

<p>On average, juniors repeating the SAT as seniors improved their combined critical reading, mathematics, and writing scores by approximately 40 points.</p>

<p>About 1 in 25 gained 100 or more points on critical reading or mathematics, and about 1 in 90 lost 100 or more points. </p>

<p>See tables on score change and other relevant data."</p>

<p>[SAT</a> Reasoning Data Tables - For Interpreting SAT Scores](<a href=“http://professionals.collegeboard.com/testing/sat-reasoning/scores/sat-data-tables]SAT”>SAT Suite of Assessments – Reports | College Board)</p>

3

<p>You will improve your score by doing more practice tests particularly if you do go through the wrong answers afterward. It is a bad idea to take a test without preparation. It is a worse idea to retake a take without doing anything in between.</p>

4

<p>definitely practice. idk if that’s ur CR+M score or all three, but if its the latter, then you ought to try again. i suggest using collegeboard’s big blue book. that’s a great tool. if not that, at least try some online practice tests. u have until november. it may be too late for the oct one to try and better ur score, but start practicing for november now.</p>