<p>Next weeks SAT will be my third time taking the test, and thus far I have not prepared for it at all. My first two tests were decent, 2070 (1400) and 2160 (1460), I prepared for each of those tests extensively, however I always scored higher on practice tests than I did on either of the two actual tests. That is why I have not opened an SAT book since last June. My thinking is that I already know the material yet I am not artificially increasing or decreasing my expectations, and since I already have a 1460 and 33 on the act, there is no real urgency for me to raise my scores, thus I will be taking the test with considerably less pressure and hopefully attain the score I am truly capable of. </p>
<p>The question I am asking here is: has anyone taken the test once or twice with preparation and then taken it an additional time cold? If so, how did your score change?</p>
<p>I will not regret my decision not to study either way but I would like to see if you agree with my logic/have done something similar.</p>
<p>I’m the same way as you. I’ve taken it twice and studied and took the ACT. I’m using my ACT, but i signed up for the SAT anyway so I’m planning on taking it cold. I’m not sure if this will help or hurt me because I won’t be stressing out over my score, but I won’t have prepared for it.</p>
<p>Haha ein1 I wish that was true, before the first two times I took the test I was on my sat books like a hobo on a ham sandwich. I mean I finished the college board blue book once and then started taking the tests again. I didn’t prepare for the ACT though, so I’m taking my ACT retake a little more seriously.</p>
<p>If I had a 1460 I would take the leap and study. Your just a little below the average at a lot of very good colleges. So if you’re applying to ivy and ivy like colleges, and you’re white or Asian, study!</p>
<p>my act (33)~1490 and im pretty sure I’ll be able to raise that easily b/c my sub scores were 36,36,35,26 so im only retaking the SAT to see if It will go up b/c there is no pressure.</p>
<p>Im very aware of that, but im going to assume that I will get with in one point of the 36, 36 and 35 so if I can bring that 26 up to a 30-32 I will get either a 34 or a 35</p>
<p>If you are going to take the test a 3rd time, if studying would help to raise your score, then I would study. </p>
<p>One of the biggest disadvantages that you will have going for you is coming from NY which means you will be in the same pool as students from Stuy, Bx Science, Bklyn Tech, Hunter, Elite prep schools as well as lots students coming from L.I., westchester county and other parts of the states with scores and grades either comprable or better than yours. </p>
<p>If you are an unhooked applicant (or basically a white middle class student from the burbs), there will be many students from this area who will be in a postion to knock you out of the box especially if you are considering applying to the ivies where there will not be a loss of applicants to choose from from NY who probably has the largest number of applicants along with CA, MA and NJ.</p>
<p>Hi, I did the same thing as you except the third time I just focused on studying math and forgot about the other sections. The result: my math score stayed the same and somehow my verbal score went up 60 points (from a 690 to a 750). So although studying helps to a certain point, after that you just need a little luck!
Good luck,
E</p>
<p>I’m kinda in the same boat. studied a bucketload the first time, then kinda been working more on essays than for the SAT for this saturday… good luck jeff.</p>
<p>Walked in on 4 hours’ sleep my first time, got 800M/700V. Was disappointed with that, so I got a full night’s sleep a few months later, walked in, and got 800M/750V. Some people are just mentally prepared for it, all the criticism here just sounds like sour grapes.</p>
<p>The thing is, pretty much everyone has to prepare for the MCAT, but preparing for the LSAT can take you by surprise. You have to be mentally at 100% to do your best there, not even 95% will cut it, because it pushes you to the limits of your mental ability (the same isn’t true for the GRE or GMAT, which are basically glorified SATs). There ain’t nobody who can walk in off the street and get a 175+… max would probably be 170 (accuracy equivalent of a 700 on another CB exam, but much harder questions).</p>
<p>I studied hard the first time (Oct) and took it again (Apr) after just skimming the material for 3 hours the previous evening. I was under no stress as I already had a good score. I got a 40 point improvement in the total! It is true, being stress-free is more important than studying.</p>
<p>sorta studied for the first one…got a 2180 (1480), took it again and sorta studied and got a 2160 (1460)…so now i’m gonna try and take it cold in a week because it looks like studying made it worse.</p>
<p>The first time I took it I only did like 10 math practice questions for like 4 days before the exam. (770) The second time, I only read a guide to CR the day before the test. (800)</p>
<p>The SAT isnt really a test you need to study for. You know it or you dont, you cant learn a lifetimes worth of vocabulary in a few weeks nor can you learn logic. Any benefit you get form studying is going to be minimal</p>