Help is very, very appreciated

Test Preparation
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<p>Hola amigos! Okay, that’s all the “French” I know! Anyways, as that title says, I need help, and here is what I need help with: So I’ve taken the SAT a couple of times and now my so-called superscore is 1900 (630CR 620M 650W E8). I’ll talk now, if you’re still reading this, about each branch individually so that you’d understand my situation. </p>

<p>Critical Reading: I’m happy with it as CR is the hardest branch for me, and since I’m an international student, not taking anything from us but providing as much information as possible, I don’t see much room for improvement, though you’re comments are more than welcome.</p>

<p>Writing: So no, I’m not happy with my Writing score. It has always been a shame for me, and I believe I can do waay better. The problem is I don’t know how, and that’s where the “help” is required. My best raw score in W was 44 with 8 essay, and that scored 650, which also was shocking and disappointing. What do I do? How do I improve?</p>

<p>Math: Didn’t prepare much, got 620. Not so good, not so bad either, from my point of view. I see a huge space for improvement. Thoughts? </p>

<p>Now the most important question: Do you guys think that I can get 2000+ in May? It is all I want in my life now, and if any of you guys, and I mean anyone, says “yes”, I’ll study as if my life depends on it during the upcoming months. So yeah, your replies might change my life. What can I do to improve the Math and the Writing? Please share all that is possible.</p>

<p>Note: I have not taken the previous trial and I regret it.</p>

<p>So that’s pretty much about it, finally.</p>

<p>Thanks in advance,
your extremely depressed, Egyptian student.</p>

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<p>yes you can definitely get a 2000+ because that would occur with a raise in any section…most colleges accept the super-score so I believe you can get that to be 2000+ </p>

<p>for the essay, I took an SAT class and they gave me advice on how to formulate the essay. use 3 examples: one from a book, one from society (politics, medicine, etc) and one personal example. this will prove your point completely. I used this method and got a full score on my essay every time (I’m not a super strong writer otherwise) </p>

<p>before going into the test, write down examples of books you’ve read, current problems you are in the world, activities you’ve participated in, etc so that you have a list brainstormed ahead of time to pick from when writing your essay </p>

<p>good luck, you can get a 2000+!</p>

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<p>I don’t know where you’re coming from but “holas amigos” isn’t french
PS: I’m french… :slight_smile:
Concerning your score, retaking it depends on the colleges you’re focusing on. If you’ve time enough don’t hesitate and try to get a better score.
you’ve made me laugh… :slight_smile: :slight_smile: :slight_smile: “Hola amigos” es espanol</p>

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<p>Well… It is a joke :stuck_out_tongue: Anyways, what can I do to improve my Essay and Math scores?
Please somebody answer that question!</p>

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<p>So are you familiar with all concepts that the sat math will test? And do you have any probs understanding the questions (due to vocab, etc). As i remember, the barron’s book does offer a specific part for math, so do it and if you have any prob you can share it here and we will try to resolve it. Keep the faith my friend, i believe you can definitely reach the score 2000+ in May :)</p>

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<p>No I’m not. I don’t even think that I know 50% of them. What other than Barron’s do you think is helpful in such case? Thanks for the reply.</p>

<p>And… You guys must be kidding! Only 3 replies? This post already has over 600 views! Com’on! Share your knowledge. This might be a life-altering reply! :D</p>

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<p>Sparknotes online or Kaplan’s SAT Premier. The best thing you can do now is take a practice test, and review your answers carefully. Study the type of questions you miss.</p>

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<p>I think that Barron’s book is quite enough bcause these maths concept are quite easy, As a matter of fact a good 13-years-old pupil could have a good score. so you just have to read and practice. I remember of some videos on youtube which were useful (“prep radical” youtube)–> even though excercies are easy…
there’s also sparknotes which can be very helpful unless you’re very bad at maths.
don’t hesitate to google, a lot of PDF are available especially for the 2400 SAT.</p>

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<p>For math, use the books by Dr. Warner and Dr. Jung.
Here are the links:
Amazon.com: 28 SAT Math Lessons to Improve Your Score in One Month - Advanced Course: For Students Currently Scoring Above 600 in SAT Math and Want to Score 800 (9781481019330): Steve Warner Ph.D.: Books
Dr. John Chung’s SAT Math: John Chung: 9781439234976: Amazon.com: Books</p>

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<p>I’ll surely try these out, thanks for the help! </p>

<p>One more question though, what do you guys think of the curves in May and June? Are they usually any good? Cause I think the Jan. one was terrific, something that made me regret not taking the Jan. trial.</p>

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<p>You can’t tell how the curves will be before the test. Also, with a generous curve, you’d get a hard test, and with a harsh curve, you’d get an easy test, so it balances out.</p>

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<p>Well, I might be biased, but I thought the January curve was much, much harsher than normal. (-3=710) The test didn’t seem easier than the BB practice tests though</p>

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<p>Yeah the math curve wasn’t cool (-2 = 750 for me, 2350 total) </p>

<p>:( it’s unfair for stupid mistakes</p>