<p>How did this happen??? I just got a 770 on a QAS (test 1 in the BB#2. Seeing as a 64 raw = 800, this was actually considered hard…). Also, some of my mistakes were rather dumb and not from answering hard questions wrong, so I could have gotten an 800 maybe. </p>
<p>Anyone else just increase a lot in CR without trying too hard? I just started slow and gradually went faster and employed Noitraprep’s mindset (mostly the “why is this answer wrong”).</p>
<p>I took like 7 practice tests, this being the 770 being the 7th. I feel like all of this isn’t real - I don’t feel like I know CR at all! It still intimidates me.</p>
<p>Not being dump and being a native English-speaker (plus knowing the SAT structure) is enough to score well on CR. You seem to fit the conditions =)</p>
<p>I forgot to mention that I scored consistent 500’s in the past (with no preparation).</p>
<p>Maybe it was a fluke then?</p>
<p>As I believe, you’ve just learned to pace yourself and familiarized yourself with the question types and the tendencies of the wrong answers.
English is my 2nd language, so I have troubles with vocabulary; however i do not find the entire test to be too difficult (I get ~550 on CR, getting about 5 correct answers on sentence-completions).</p>
<p>By the looks of it, you just lucked out with the vocabulary used. Stop taking practice tests and start comping SAT vocab you don’t know. ^Both RuslanAzarov and OP</p>
<p>What is so difficult about Critical Reading? All one does is read the answers, and fill in the corresponding bubbles with the answers.</p>
<p>RAlec, I feel the same way. I got the 580 in CR in March, then sat down after the Subject Tests in May and started practicing CR. Almost instantly I started scoring consistently over 700. I guess it sort of just came to both of us.</p>
<p>^That’s what I’m thinking. I’m not alone yay</p>