<p>Heard rumors that the College Board might ask you to reseat the test if you improved too much, but also heard that having a gap of 6 months will be fine.</p>
<p>Say 1900- to 2350+ in 6 months?</p>
<p>What would happen to my college applications if they really do that? I’m applying Early :(</p>
<p>CB is not going to investigate you unless there is reason to do so. Save your energy for the immense task of achieving that massive score increase in six months, you will need it. </p>
<p>@testadvice What do you mean by saving energy? My friend feels scared because the last time she took the SAT and got a 1900, the mocks she’s doing now with the past papers are getting 2350+. I have a similar situation with a smaller leap, so that’s why I’m wondering. Wouldn’t that be a sufficiently weird reason for CB to investigate?</p>
<p>By “saving energy” I mean that you will need immense reserves of mental stamina to achieve a 450+ increase in six months. When you worry, it takes away some of your mental and physical energy. Believe me, I worry all the time, but even I would not worry about this. Do not assume it will take the same amount of time that it did for your friend. Some students learn at different speeds.</p>
<p>I once had a student who increased her score 300 points in about a month and no one investigated her. I have had other students with large scare increases and no one investigated them. I talk to other experts in test prep and they have never discussed that as even a possibility. If there was reason to worry, it would be my job to know. There is no reason to worry.</p>
<p>That’s great to know! I do have friends who were investigated due to their large jump of score, you’ve never heard of them? Guess I should stop worrying… Thank you so much :)</p>
<p>I’ve seen students’ scores held and delayed for gains in that range. Eventually their scores were released (except for one situation in which there was already known, proven cheating at that test center).</p>
<p>@marvin100 That’s what I’m worried about. Early Decision schools mostly say they’ll accept Nov scores, so I guess it would be better if the delayed score is from Oct? However, there might be an undefined length of waiting there…</p>
<p>Do you have any idea how the suspension works? From suspicion of cheating?</p>
<p>I’m sorry, but I don’t. With that one exception, everyone I’ve known who’s experienced this kind of delay has ended up just fine, although it’s true it may preclude EA/ED.</p>
<p>What, in that case of possibly precluding EA/ED, that I may do? Thanks tho!</p>
<p>Apply RD or hope your previous scores are good enough to get you in.</p>
<p>Do you know if the admission offices can see whether the score has been delayed, so that it can be a factor of consideration?</p>
<p>@alafae - going from a 1900 to a 2350 is incredibly difficult. If you spend your time on this, you will not have anything to worry about because you will not get a score that is high enough to trigger any audit. I have never seen this happen, I have never heard of this happening and I know people who write books on the SAT and it is just not anything that is on anyone’s radar screen. </p>
<p>You said you have friend(s) who have received these letters. I’m curious – how many people do you know whose have had score increases of over 400 points to end up in the 2300+ range?</p>
<p>@testadvice I’m fairly certain that I will be having this jump so that’s why I’m concern. Yes, test scores and time is directly proportional, and I worked my ass off…I’m guessing CB will have the same doubt like you have, that’s why.</p>
<p>3 ppl in fact, and hard work pays off. What can I say? 
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<p>@testadvice - I have seen it happen. I’ve seen 1910 to 2400 in six months, but most impressively, I’ve seen a few kids go from high 1700s to low 2300s.</p>
<p>@marvin 100 – interesting to hear – However, I’m guessing that those students did not get there by worrying about it what would happen if they get there. Can we at least agree that he should not stress out about this, especially when it has not happened. As we both know, doing it in six months is not easy. </p>
<p>@alafae -
I do not have doubts that you can do it. Nor do I have doubts about your honesty. People CAN do it, but it is hardly an outcome that one can take for granted. Overconfidence can be just as dangerous as lack of confidence, so be careful. It will take more than hard work (though that is crucial) to get to a 2350 from the 1900’s. You will also have to use the right strategies and work efficiently.</p>
<p>Regarding your fears, I have a suggestion. I am not a lawyer, but I have something that may help you in the unlikely event that this happens. This will put your mind at ease and I would recommend it for all of my SAT students. </p>
<p>Subscribe to the College Board’s online course. If you really are going to put in the work, then you will need to use only genuine College Board practice tests, as all others are inferior. It costs $65, but I would recommend it to any student. It may help allay your fears because you can document, through their computerized scoring system your improvement on 10 different practice tests. Plus, in the extremely unlikely event that your scores are called into question, you can say to the College Board, “I earned my score increase because I used your program.” You can then ask if their actions imply that their products are not effective. Then threaten to call your local television station if they do not cooperate. You can wait to take the last few practice exams until it gets closer to when you take the exam.</p>
<p>Take my advice, as someone who worries too often, that it is not worst all the time and energy that it consumes. The worst-case scenario rarely, if ever, comes true. </p>
<p>Here is the link to the course.
<a href=“SAT Practice and Preparation – SAT Suite | College Board”>SAT Practice and Preparation – SAT Suite | College Board;
<p>@testadvice That sounds like a eerily funny idea…but probably it works to a certain extent. I have CB’s Online Course papers downloaded and done, so it don’t think purchasing them again would be good. However, it doesn’t harm the argument when I ever come to need it.</p>
<p>I’ll stop fussing over the details for now. Guess there’s this possibility, but I can only do what I am there to do, to take the test and to do well. :)</p>
<p>@testadvice - Can we at least agree that he should not stress out about this, especially when it has not happened.</p>
<p>That’s true, yeah. That said, I’m not sure about stress. For some kids, it’s a great, useful motivator. For others, of course, it’s an obstacle. I don’t think there’s a one-size-fits-all answer for that. I definitely agree that the kind of jump the OP is asking about is rare and involves a <em>ton</em> of very hard work!</p>
<p>I’ve improved from a 2100 on the March test last year to a 2350+ on practice tests after self prep since early August. That’s not enough of a jump to warrant any kind of suspicion right?</p>
<p>Probably not, no. That kind of improvement is too common to raise an eyebrow. (Not that it’s not rare, but that it happens with some frequency.)</p>