<p>I’m applying through Questbridge into uPenn, Stanford etc, so people said SATs aren’t that important…
Anyway I can say I got at least a 2000, I took it in January.
I’m fairly certain about my math and CR score, but my writing…not so sure, so that could bring me down to a 1950 (most likely not) or if I did exceptionally well on it (I got at least 2 wrong though…), I could have a 2100…</p>
<p>SATs are definitely important for any school, but keep in mind that UPenn/ Stanford are some of those highly competitive schools that probably toss coins (not literally) when deciding between equally highly qualified students.</p>
<p>I think you should be fine? I’m not really familiar that much with questbridge other than that it is a program for underprivileged children (or something like that?), so that gives some space to move around (at least more space than those who are more than privileged)</p>
<p>Yup. I think it’s a good score though for NYU and Carnegie Mellon.</p>
<p>I’d take it maybe once more, I think once you hit 2100-2200 you’re probably in the clear at least in terms of SAT score.</p>
<p>Yea I’ll still retake it if I got a 2100 since I think I could’ve done better in CR.</p>
<p>Ok, your call, just understand that at that point it’s more for yourself than anything else.</p>
<p>Well what if I get a 2300 2nd time? If I get all the vocab questions right in CR I could have a 750+ in CR. </p>
<p>By the way I got a question.
I have the Insider’s Essential Guide to SAT CR and Vocabs, it’s basically updated version for Direct Hits 1 and 2 plus another half of the book for passages strategies.
So, how can I study those 600 vocabs effectively in 3 weeks? Before my Jan test, I wrote down each vocab and their definitions but that was really boring while mildly effective, but it also wasted time.
What should I do now? I have limited time in terms of days before test day in March and hours each day.</p>
<p>I made flash cards with sentences and pictures, using different colored markers for each part and highlighting one aspect of the picture and the definition. It helps because it stimulates the creative part of the brain (or something like that). Also, use a dictionary to look up the words. The actual process of looking them up really helped me remember each definition, and dictionary definitions are generally short and simple.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>I’m gonna buy the Barron’s SAT flashcards
But I’m still gonna go through the Essentials book.
I just have 1 question, would it be better to copy the words down or just read them through now? (So I can go through them multiple times)</p>
<p>read them through, but whatever works best for you</p>
<p>All kinds of research on memory improvement. Take a look at Moonwalking with Einstein. Bottom line: weird mnemonics work, as does visualizing a spatial layout and attaching a word to each part of the space. It’s how the ancient Greeks used to memorize long speeches.</p>
<p>Well yea I bought the Barron’s SAT flashcards so that’ll help me, but I need to get through that CR book too, taking notes in a notebook really doesn’t help for me. </p>
<p>I don’t think getting a 2300 would set you apart much from a 2100, to answer your question.</p>
<p>Really? I think it would…lol, and it wouldn’t hurt to take it again.</p>
<p>No, it really wouldn’t. A lot more goes into the admissions process than SAT scores. Admissions officers think qualitatively, not quantitatively.</p>
<p>You’re being a little naive I think.</p>
<p>Well okay. I don’t think I would get a 2100 however, maybe a 2000 so I’ll take it again. </p>