<p>CR: 600
M: 790
WR: 660
Essay: 11 </p>
<p>I hoped my WR would be better…</p>
<p>I got:
CR:590
M:570
W:550
Total: 1710/2400 1160/1600
Overall I went up a little in CR and M and jumped 100 points in writing. This is my second time taking it and have not decided if I am taking it again. Is this a good score. I was upset that I only got an 8 on my essay</p>
<p>@calmth The average score on the SAT is 1500 (500 on each section). There is no “good” or “bad” score for the SAT. It really all depends on what colleges you plan to apply to. If you are in the bottom 25% of SAT scores, I would suggest taking it again. If you are in the middle 50%, it really depends on whether you want to be on top. If you are in the top 25%, I would say don’t worry about it, but if you think you can do better, you should prep over the summer and aim for at least a 600 on each section. You’re almost there! Congratulations on your increase in score!</p>
<p>Congratz to everyone who got their dream scores =)</p>
<p>I wanted to break 2350, and what did I get? 2360. I wanted to break it by more than 10 points. -sigh-
800CR
800M
760W (11 essay, 76 MC)</p>
<p>any difficult vocabs for may?</p>
<p>still no scores online from May SAT II</p>
<p>For those who got 2300+, how did you prepare?</p>
<p>And for my friend, for those who were originally scoring 1600-1800, how did you get it up to 2000+?</p>
<p>797dad - Did you check with other kids from your kid’s school? It is the entire school that got postponed. It can happen due to logistic issues.</p>
<p>lala94: I increased my first SAT score, a 1960, by almost 300 points up to a 2250, so I can only give general advice. I will admit to having taken an online SAT prep classes, and if you have the money it’s worth considering, but what it really comes down to is practice. I bought Princeton Review, Barrons 2400 and the SAT Blue Book. Barrons and Princeton Review are great for learning certain techniques, but honestly, the Blue Book is the best prep material. My goal was to raise my Math score up by 50 points (from 600 to 650), so I spent from 20 to 25 minutes every day doing math sections from the practice tests in that book. I also practiced writing the essay a few times and went over some of the grammar rules for the Writing section. </p>
<p>The result? I was able to raise my Math score by precisely 50 points, grammar by 120. I didn’t really do much for Critical Reading because that’s where my strengths lie, but was still able to raise it by 120 points. The latter, I think, has to do a lot with one piece of advice that I rarely see here on CC: YOU HAVE TO BE RELAXED WHEN TAKING THE TEST. The day before I didn’t touch any SAT prep materials and instead watched Thor, a good, mindless popcorn flick. The day of the test I went in with a totally relaxed attitude and PACED myself. I can’t stress how important that is. Yes, you are constrained, but you should really try to answer all questions. </p>
<p>So to wrap this up, I would say that the best way to prep is to learn basic techniques with books like Barrons and Princeton Review and then practice as much as possible with the Blue Book. Just as important is to be COMPLETELY relaxed while taking the test. Many people perform below their potential because they go into the test in a bundle of nerves.</p>
<p>Critical Reading 550 66%
Math 710 94%
Writing 800 99%
Multiple Choice 76 (score range: 20-80)<br>
Essay 12 (score range: 2-12) </p>
<p>Holy freaking Jesus.</p>
<p>I have tried time and time again to practice the CR techniques I’ve seen on this website, and still nothing works. Great.</p>
<p>TenebrousNight: I go about the Critical Reading section in a straightforward manner. I read the whole passage and then answer the questions as they appear. Sometimes the questions themselves give you clues on the answers to the others, so do keep your eyes open for any clues within the questions themselves. This is just how I do it, I think that CR is a section in which there are different ways to approach it and which one works just depends the person’s way of thinking. So in your case I would suggest to keep trying out new methods. Hope this advice helps in some way.</p>
<p>I should say that reading the passage once doesn’t suffice. Of course I go back and re-read specific parts, but I find that getting a general idea of the concepts before tackling the questions is very helpful.</p>
<p>Any advice on the double passages? I have no idea how to approach those. Obviously I am going to retake this next year, so hopefully I can raise my CR at least 150 points by the end of summer.</p>
<p>Double passages CAN be rather tricky. Do you ever underline or jot down notes? For this SAT I actually underlined key parts of the passages and found that that helped. Also, remember the rule that if it’s half right it’s completely wrong.</p>
<p>For example, one passage could have a happy tone while the other could adopt a more sober tone. A questions asks you to compare the tones, the choices will most prob be something like this:</p>
<p>A. Passage A is adopts a happy tone while passage B adopts a sad tone.
B. Passage A adopts a rather joyous tone while passage B adopts a DEPRESSED tone.</p>
<p>Depressed would be too strong a word, so even if the first half of the answer is correct the second one is wrong. Look out for these types of questions, they ALWAYS appear.</p>
<p>I have a 2230 superscored on my THIRD time… I had 2130, then 2100, then 2170. I guess I should retake it, right?</p>
<p>What colleges superscore the SAT?</p>
<p>most colleges. I know Yale doesn’t though.</p>
<p>I agree with whomever said that relaxation = better SAT scores. Although I felt uncertain, I increased my score by 210 points, even moving one section from 650 to 800 because the people in my room were fun, relaxed, I knew the test proctor, and we would all crack little jokes in my room.</p>
<p>Despite maintaining an A in Calculus BC AP, I got a bad score on math (680). I want to go to Georgetown, but they only look at CR and Math. (Got 700/680/770/12) If I do very well on the Math II test, will this “make up” for my bad SAT I math score? Or should I retake the SAT I entirely?</p>
<p>Just worried, because I need to finish up my subject tests for G-town in the fall, and I’d rather not squeeze in an SAT I (first retake) with everything else going on, unless absolutely necessary.</p>
<p>I got 800 CR, 750 writing and 680 math 
on my first try though 
I should probably retake it so i can superscore with a better math score right?</p>