<p>My son did a few practice tests on his own and he found that it helped (somewhat) to look carefully at the way the “correct” answers were determined on the reading questions. On his first time to take the actual test (in January), he did better than on his practice tests. I think taking it in January helped him because he was more relaxed.
Math - 780
CR - 800
W - 800
In June, he took subject tests:
Math Level 2 - 800
Physics - 800</p>
<p>God Jesus you should be proud of your son like hell.</p>
<p>Dk-blue,
I AM proud of him. He’s a hard worker and a kind soul as well. </p>
<p>Maybe I’ll encourage him to join the CC community… I think he might get a kick out of it.</p>
<p>BTW - it’s my opinion that reading these posts could get a person down on him/herself, if one makes too many comparisons; so be careful. Always remember that each person has his/her strengths and those are the things that should be highlighted in applications/essays/interviews.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>aww you seem like such a supportive mom. congrats to your son!</p>
<p>1950 and damn proud of it!
i improved by 180 points since december</p>
<p>cr: 590
math: 680 which is the 91 % percntile…go figure
w: 680…10 essay</p>
<p>2290
CR - 800
Math - 740
Writing - 750 (essay 11)
Must… hunt down… reviewer who gave me a 5!!!</p>
<p>Still a 1540 on the core sections is pretty good. And I only studied for like an hour. Owned.</p>
<p>800 on the CR section? Thats sick. What’s your strategy?Do you read the entire passage before answering the questions? </p>
<p>I’ve been doing CR practice tests and i always run out time. I never answer the last 3 or 4 questions in each of the sections.</p>
<p>only studied for an hour Xerian_Khan? wow you are so smart. i studied for 100+ hours went to sat prep classes and had multiple private tutors. i still managed only a pathetic 2100. you are a genius xerian. rofl only one hour</p>
<p>
In general I read the passage through and I get the main ideas, as those make up many questions. Then I further base my understandings off of the way questions are worded. The nitpicky ones I found to be easy since I took AP English, so I can’t help ya there, but unless you read slow, I;d say give the passage a once over, maybe note important parts, and then go back as the questions neccesitate.</p>
<p>If time is an issue, definetly do all the questions that don’t require picking through the text first for a given passage and then go back and do those questions.</p>
<p>Xerian Khan- props to you</p>
<p>The percentile number (e.g. 97) indicates what percentage of college-bound seniors who took the SAT (in a given year) didn’t do as well as you did.</p>
<p>For a pretty full description of the SAT, including percentiles, check out the Counselors guide at :
<a href=“College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools”>College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools;
<p>There is a chart (on page 24) that indicates what scores equate to a given percentile for the CR & Math sections. There’s also one on page 32 for the SAT subject tests. (it’s quite interesting to note that, for example, an 800 on the Physics exam is “only” the 93rd percentile and that for the Math Level Two, 800 is even lower - 88 percentile!, even though 800 is 99+ for the Math Level One, which indicates that the population taking the Level Two test is stronger in math, as would be expected)</p>
<p>The percentile number (e.g. 97) indicates what percentage of college-bound seniors who took the SAT (in a given year) didn’t do as well as you did.</p>
<p>I don’t believe the percentile numbers change much, if any, from one year to the next. However, the actual scores (e.g., 750) that one receives on a test can vary from one test date to another. This is because not all tests are equally easy/hard, so that score number is adjusted to try to make them comparable. If, for example, on June 3rd, the results indicated that students didn’t perform as well as expected (or typcial), then missing six multiple choice questions on, say the CR, could possibly give the same scores as missing only four multiple choice questions on the May exam. (These numbers are just made up). This explanation may not be exact, but it should give you an idea of how it works. </p>
<p>It seems to me that the Admissions Committees generally have a pretty good idea of how these scores go from year to year, so they probably don’t have to look at the percentiles. (This guidebook even has instructions for them.) </p>
<p>I have heard, however, that for the PSAT, they look at both the score and the percentile since everyone takes it on the same date. That’s what I was told by a high school college advisor.</p>
<p>Anyway, I hope this answers your questions.</p>
<p>Jan 06: 730 CR, 800 M, 690 W (with 8 hours of sleep)
Jun 06: 800 CR, 800 M, 690 W <– wth? (with 4 hours of sleep)</p>
<p>Statistical study shows that if I get 1.5 hours of sleep next time, I’ll score 2400. </p>
<p>Come October; mark my words.</p>
<p>haha, oasis. tell me how it goes, maybe i should try that as well, since my scores seemingly refuse to budge.</p>
<p>Cr: 790
M:750
W:800</p>
<p>Good job georgemclellan45!!!</p>
<p>1st time no preparation
CR: 520
M: 670
W: 530 8 essay/23 MC</p>
<p>Practice Tests after June 2006:
M: 710
W: 740 40MC</p>
<p>kind a late to reply but here are my scores:</p>
<p>540- cr
660-math
500- writing</p>
<p>studied 1 week before the test which lead to a 300 point improvement. I’ll study again, to improve it 300 more points. I wonder if the colleges would get suspicious of my studying habits. The sat is easy but I’m just been lazy and don’t read which is the number 1 thing that I regret.</p>