<p>And I got an 1800. I’m currently a JR. Is this bad for a first time? I looked at a princeton review book a little for studying, and will be taking a class in the spring. I got mid 600s in W and M and got a 500 on the CR :(</p>
<p>Any advice on how to raise this to a 2000-2150 or a 30-32 on the act </p>
<p>Oh, and I got a 28 on the ACT at the end of last year, if that matters</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Would anyone be able to give me some advice?</p>
<p>Practice the math and writing sections. Those two are generally easier to improve on. When I studied for the SAT, I did 1 or 2 individual sections every couple days. A little bit of practice everyday really helped me. To improve on CR, you can study vocabulary and practice lots of reading sections.</p>
<p>Thanks, I know I really need to work on CR, so is a Princeton review book good enough for that?</p>
<p>It’s not a “bad” score for you’re first time. Perhaps you’ve never prepared for the SAT and this was a new experience to you. Anyways as a Junior I took it for the first time and got an 1840 (never really knew anything about the test). Then after taking practice tests I retook again this year (my senior year) and got a 2150. Improvement is definitely attainable but you need to put in the work.</p>
<p>Thanks, but what type of work should I do?</p>
<p>I think the Princeton Review book is pretty good. The math and CR sections are harder than the actual SAT and the writing section easier, in my opinion. Also use the CollegeBoard official SAT guide.</p>
<p>the official college board study guide is a good resource</p>
<p>^ let me qualify that statement: only for practice tests. The advice, tips, skills highlights, etc. preceding the practice tests are mediocre.</p>
<p>Read Silverturtle’s guide for the critcal reading section then use the CB blue book and work through all 30 CR sections. Look up any word you don’t know. You need to work very hard to pull your score up to where you want it.</p>
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Classes don’t help at all.</p>
<p>we have an SAT prep class, and my friends who are in it say its useless. I used Princeton Review for the PSAT a few months ago, I’m expecting a 40 pt improvement on my PSAT from last year. The College Board books dont give you alot of good prep problems, but ehy do give good full length former tests. The most important thing is to be familiar with the type of questions that are on the test, because (as you now know) they arent the same questions that your math and lit teachers give you.</p>