<p>Hi, I received by Dec SAT SCORES it is way too low 1490 breakdown: 480 CR, 550M, 430 W.
It is possible for me to improve the score to around 1900+ on the Jan test?
I am international. Please help me improve my scores! Any tips?</p>
<p>practice practice practice and did I mention practice? Research what practice books are good to buy and study them nonstop. I studied about a week and a half before the sat’s in december and in my practice tests, I improved my score about 220+ pts (studying 3-4 hrs a day). Of course, different people will have different results, depending on how you approach studying, but I think you’ll be able to make significant improvements if you have a smart approach to this and if you’re willing to dedicate time. It’s not impossible to get to a 1900 but it will surely be very difficult given the amount of time you have. Put as much time as you can into studying! Review every wrong answer you get, pinpoint your weakspots and work on those weak spots! Good luck, i’m sure you’ll do fine.</p>
<p>Thank you @JOSHY6442. I study from PR book and it was great, but I did not practice at all. I also have the Collegeboard BB, but it is hard to understand… Its practices are also hard! in the CR section I can get 2/10 correct, that depresses me… Is there any tips to improvee in the critical reading section? I dont want to pay $600 for classes… too expensive…</p>
<p>The two Direct Hits books for Vocabulary.
Dr. Chung’s for Math.
Rocket Review for Reading.
The SAT Writing Formula for the Essay.
The Kaplan Writing Workbook for Writing.
The SAT Blue Book/Online Course for Practice Tests.</p>
<p>Do that religiously for AT LEAST 4 hours a day for the next month and you can expect a bare minmum of a 300 point increase.</p>
<p>Well, the critical reading section of the sat is, I find, similar to the multiple choice section of the ap english exam, so if you’re taking ap english, you might want to talk to your english teacher about how you can improve those skills. Aside from that, all I can say is practice the critical reading section. I don’t know which books are especially good for the cr practice but I recommend using the barrons book for that. The barrons book helped me tremendously but it may be too difficult for you to benefit from, considering where you are right now in terms of SAT performance. Another piece of advice I have is to not study vocab. Considering the amount of time people put into studying vocab and the amount of questions they get right because of that, it’s safe to say that the yields are not worth the time. Anyway, study a few hours a day for two weeks and try the barrons book. At first, it will seem stupidly difficult, but if you can adjust, keep at it. Part of the reason why I improved so dramatically is because I used the much more difficult barrons book to prepare, but once again, save that for later. Don’t worry about getting timing down at first-Just try to get the questions correct and when you do, then start timing yourself. btw get plenty of sleep, take omega 3 fish oils, and eat healthy until the exam (also good idea to keep at that after the exam, too lol)</p>