<p>I’m about to embark on the grueling journey of hoping to score a 2250+ SAT before I reach the my due dates for college applications in about a year (currently a junior). I’ve taking no prior SAT Classes, however do have ton’s of SAT books available in my arsenal to tackle this beast.</p>
<p>I’ve taken a Blue book (new edition) practice test and I scored a 1870 (700 Math - 600 CR - 570 Writing). [First test taken with no prior experience with SAT Material]</p>
<p>My goal for the January 2010 SAT is a score of 2000 to get my feet wet. Hopefully move into the range of around 2100-2200 by the June 2010 SAT, and reach my goal of 2250+ by ~December 2010 SAT. </p>
<p>My question for all you CC’ers out there is how can I make a marginal increase to achieve my first goal of 2000 on the January SAT coming up in less than a month with my diagnostic test coming in at [700M/600CR/570W].</p>
<p>List of Books that I already have : </p>
<p>Gruber’s SAT
Blue Book (2010 Edition)
Rocket Review
Direct Hits 2010 edition (Volume 1 + 2)</p>
<p>Which book(s) should I stick with in order to get into that 2000 range? I was planning on going with the Vocabulary in Direct Hit (Critical Reading was at a modest 600) and just taking a few more practice test in the BB before the January SAT. [I don’t foresee having enough time to devote a substantial amount of time to grasping the concepts in RR or Gruber’s]</p>
<p>Any help from you experienced CC’ers would be appreciated, thanks!</p>
<p>The advice for you is similar to that for anyone looking to improve his or her score:
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[<em>]Memorize all of the words in Direct Hits.
[</em>]Take as many practice tests from the Blue Book as you can.
[<em>]Use the online explanations for the Blue Book questions; they are usually very helpful.
[</em>]Post any questions you are still unsure about on this forum, and we’ll try to help.
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Good luck.</p>
<p>In my opinion, the easiest section in which to get marginal gains is writing. They always test the same concepts for writing questions, and knowing what they’re looking for will help you increase your score. Reading the writing sections of the blue book and reviewing every writing question you miss (and understanding why you miss each question) will help you improve your score. How are your essays? Getting 10+ is completely achievable if you learn the format that works for you, figure out some good examples that can work for many prompts, and then just practice. I think a 700+ is completely achievable in writing with just a little preparation. </p>
<p>Also, your 700 in math shows that you are probably capable of getting closer to a 750 with more blue book practice. I got 70’s on both PSATs I’ve taken, and now I always get 740-770 in math sections on practice tests because I’ve become more accustomed with practice.</p>
<p>CR is probably the most difficult section in which to main gains. It really depends on where your weakness is. If you’re only missing sentence completions, then obviously you need to study vocab. Regardless, practicing blue book questions will help. :)</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice, additionally, do you know where I can find answers explanations to blue book problems online?</p>