<p>Is it possible? My previous score is 1300, I want it to be 1600. As the first test, I didn’t really know what to study for so I just studied for 5days. I have 10days left b.c i register late and i have club activites.</p>
<p>Books I have/Own:
Barrons 26th Edition SAT Guide
Official Blue Book</p>
<p>Thats pretty much it. Haha, I dont have the money to afford any more books or the money for it.</p>
<p>It is easy to improve from 1300/2400 to 1500+/2400, but not in 10 days, but who know, you might get it. Concentrate only to Official Blue book, do not use Barrons for now, it is more difficult than you need.
If you mean 1300/1600 to 1600/1600 than NO WAY.</p>
<p>Here are some tips for the SAT:</p>
<p>Multiple Choice:
Since the SAT takes of .25 points for every wrong answer. So if you guess on 5 questions and you got one right, and the rest wrong, it is the same as if not answering any question. This is the SAT’s way of eliminating inflation due to guessing on the SAT’s. A way to get around this is if you are able eliminate one or more of the possible answers, GUESS GUESS GUESS. You have a statistically better chance of getting an answer right, and improving your SAT scores. If you are unable to eliminate any answers it’s best to just leave the question blank.</p>
<p>For the essay:
From what I’ve noticed, a four paragraph essay is what many of the graders are looking for. A breakdown like this:
1st. Introduction-- Clearly state your examples, and what they mean. You can make it fancy if you like, but it should not take up more than 5 minutes of your time to write.</p>
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<p>2nd and 3rd. Bodies-- Describe the relationship of how these examples prove your answer. They should both be the longest of any of the paragraphs, these will be the paragraphs that will prove you are a good writer. Make sure to answer these questions: Why are they good examples? What is their relationship to the question? Am I giving the most sufficient information to answer the question? Are these examples both supportive, or both refuting the question? </p>
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<p>4th The Conclusion-- Summarize your body paragraphs, and paraphrase your thesis. You are just wrapping up your essay and most of the time the graders understand that you are rushed on this last paragraph because of your time constraint so it can be short.</p>
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<p>Tip: Learn how to use a semi-colon properly. Not many people know how to use them, and if you’re able to use them in the right context it’ll show you know your stuff.
I learned how to use a semi-colon through this little comic: [How</a> to use a semicolon - The Oatmeal](<a href=“http://theoatmeal.com/comics/semicolon]How”>How to use a semicolon - The Oatmeal)
It is both funny, and VERY insightful. If you don’t use a semi-colon in the essay don’t worry, this is just a tip not an absolute must.</p>
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<p>Writing:</p>
<p>In the multiple choice section as a whole the shortest answer is most likely the real answer.
Know how to keep sentences plural or singular, and know when how to use “me” and “I”. Many of the questions entail problems like:</p>
<p>“A person studied for the test, and they did better than the other students.”</p>
<p>The problem with the sentence above is that the word “they”, is not properly used. “They” refers to multiple subjects, since we or talking about “a person”, a singular subject, the correct sentence would be:</p>
<p>“A person studied for the test, he or she did better than the other students”</p>
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<p>Another example of a problem would be:
“Joe and me went to get ice cream.”</p>
<p>Instead of “me”, the word should be “I”. A good way of coming about this is to single the “me” or “I” statement to itself so “Joe and me went to get ice cream” turns to
“Me went to get ice cream”.
Now it’s pretty obvious to see that the statement is grammatically incorrect. The correct statement should be “I went to get ice cream”, and so the final correct answer would be:</p>
<p>“Joe and I went to get ice cream”.</p>
<p>Also make sure to put others before narrator.
“I and Joe got ice cream” is a no no.
“Joe and I got ice cream” is a yes yes.</p>
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<p>For Critical Reading:</p>
<p>Not much to say except use the roots of the words as a reference. Many words have a main root that can give you an idea to what the word means. The SAT creators don’t expect you to know every single freaking word in the dictionary, but how to find and use the roots of words to see which answer best fits.
Steps:
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<p>For the long boring story reading:
READ THE QUESTIONS FIRST!!! This gives you an idea on what you’re looking for in the reading passages. Then read or skim each paragraph and summarize each section or paragraph in the margins. This way you can have a quick easy summary for you to reference when your answering your questions. Beware of paragraphs that are just fillers. The SAT does have some filler paragraphs so this is why you skim first, before reading, if it is a filler just cross it out and move on saving you time.</p>
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<p>For the Comparing paragraphs:
Number first paragraph: “1”
Number second paragraph: “2”
Read questions and number each questions corresponding to the paragraph you must read to answer it. If it is a comparative question number it: “3”
Read paragraph “1” and then answer all “1” questions
Read paragraph “2” and then answer all “2” questions
Then answer “3” questions.</p>
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<p>Math</p>
<p>Look up “Spraknotes Math SAT tips and tricks” it’s really helpful because it tells you basically everything you need to know.
Other than that think logically</p>
<p>Good luck! I wish you the best on your journey of the treacherous SATs!</p>
<p>Lol’d at the thread title…definitely a 800 in the writing section XD</p>
<p>ps: nah just joking around, just being a dick atm</p>