Get out of 600s range

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<p>I’m in the mid 600s (640-650) range for Critical Reading and Writing. My essays are 12/12 or 11/12. </p>

<p>Any ideas for bringing these up?
I’m pretty pathetic at math and need to get out of the upper 400 range like, 490 (I know, it’s sad.) …Oh, and I can’t afford Kaplan or whatever. thanks</p>

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<p>Check this grammar guide for writing <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/747042-strangecamuss-sat-grammar-guide.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/747042-strangecamuss-sat-grammar-guide.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>And this for critical reading <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/750399-how-attack-sat-critical-reading-section-effectively.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/750399-how-attack-sat-critical-reading-section-effectively.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Also if your vocab is the problem, look up Direct Hits</p>

<p>As for math, I recommend John Chungs. It really helped me. I also hear that Gruber’s is good for math</p>

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<p>Some practice sites:</p>

<p>[Khan</a> Academy](<a href=“Khan Academy”>Khan Academy)</p>

<p>And some tips:
[3</a> SAT Tips](<a href=“http://www.princetonreview.com/college/3-sat-tips.aspx]3”>3 Essential SAT Tips and Strategies | The Princeton Review)</p>

<p>Also, for the math section, it’s a good idea to plug in a number whenever you can, or plug in the answer choices (depending on what type of question it is). Also, there’s a lot of geometry, so a basic review of that stuff is good. </p>

<p>And you might be able to find Princeton Review books at your library - they’re pretty helpful, and they have lists of vocab words and basic math review stuff.</p>

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<p>Also this:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/750399-how-attack-sat-critical-reading-section-effectively.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/750399-how-attack-sat-critical-reading-section-effectively.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>same situation in CR/Math and its starting to get on my nerves. But get angry then practice and get better. Thanks for the link guys</p>

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<p>For Writing, use Silverturtle’s guide.</p>

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<p>This should be useful:
[Longer</a> Essay Could Mean Better SAT Score | Video - ABC News](<a href=“ABC News Videos - ABC News”>ABC News Videos - ABC News)</p>

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<p>Kaplan is utterly useless. Invest relatively little money in the BB and your score will improve.</p>