<p>I’m going to be a junior next month. I took a practice SAT from the Barron’s SAT 2400 cd-rom. I couldnt get my exact score but I know the range. I got about a 500 in critical reading, about a 400 in math and about a 640 in writing. Basically I’m in the like 1450s-1520s range. I scored about a 1500. I want to get a score of 1800. Is this goal in my reach? What Sat prep book should I get?</p>
<p>Yes, if you study…</p>
<p>You should get the BB2. Stop using Barron’s; it’s not accurate. Take a test from the BB2 (The Official SAT Study Guide, 2nd edition) and see where you really stand.</p>
<p>The only real answer you will get is study from the Official Study Guide, and this is what I recommend. No one here is really a fan of using any non collegeboard material. Your 1500 probably isn’t an accurate measure since it’s from barrons.</p>
<p>Expect? I wouldnt expect anything. Work hard and good things will happen.</p>
<p>Also, all the comments that say this is not accurate and that is not accurate should be taken with a grain of salt. I am using the PR and CB books simultaneously and, trust me (or see for yourself), they are very close. Number of questions per section, nature of questions, level of difficulty throughout a section are all very close. If you want or need some extra material, PR is definitely usable. When people say that you wont get an accurate score, well, even in CB book you get a score range which is sometimes 60 points wide !!! Forget about scores and just see how many you can get right and then go over the ones you did wrong.</p>
<p>Increasing your score to 1800 is definitely doable. My brother initially scored a 1450 (with no prior practice/studying), and finally hit the 1800+ range by using the Collegeboard’s SAT Official Guide book.</p>