<p>Any tips? I took it last year, got a 2150, and is now taking it again just because I didn’t do so well on my PSAT (1980… WDH!) And I wanna get a higher score for Chapel Hill, Duke and maybe Emory because my unweighted GPA is going to be like a 3.3-3.5 at the end of this year (missed the damn Final for AP Bio and my ■■■■■■■■ teacher didn’t put excused, so I got a C for the course). I have a lot of ECs and stuff, but I just want a 2300 or something.</p>
<p>So… any tips on vocab, reading comprehension, etc? I just signed up today, and I’m actually kinda nervous because I don’t have much time to study for it because of sports, schoolwork, and juniornitis.</p>
<p>What is up with the fixation on 2300? Do you know how hard that is to get? I have taken the SAT numerous times, and I have a law degree, two masters, and two bachelors degrees, and I am a highly-paid tutor. On the LSAT I scored a 178 (99 percentile), and 99 percentile on the GRE. Admittedly, I have scored 2400 on the SAT now twice, but before that I think I once got a 2270 and another time I received a 2330. I am not saying I am proud of those scores, but really you are asking for an awful lot if you think you are going to get a 2300. I guarantee that most tutors have not gotten a 2300, irrespective of what they might say to get you into their schedule. If you are unsure ask to see the score report, I have no problem sharing mine.</p>
<p>Sorry to break your bubble Chris, but a 2300 is NOT at all hard to get. If you are so a highly paid tutor, then you would know that the test is basic in terms of knowledge, and the so called “reasoning” skills ETS employs are a facade of bs that can be cracked with simple SAT strategies. I do not know where you are from, but from where I am, over 20 of my classmates grade get 2300+</p>
<p>I support the OP fully for going for a 2300+. Hell, why not go for a 2400? Its just a standardized test, and the answers are right in front of you.</p>
<p>@ kyzan,
Yep, you are so correct, and I am a big fraud. You caught me, since I am a big fraud I am not in high-demand and I do not work about 30 hours a week tutoring students for the SAT and ACT. There is not a waiting list to work with me, and at 8:00 at night I am just sitting around responding to CC boards.</p>
<p>All kidding aside. What school had 20+ of its classmates get a 2300? That is a damn impressive stat.</p>
<p>Also, can you hit me with one of the “simple SAT strategies” that will crack the “facade of bs” of the SAT?</p>
<p>I read a few of your posts, and want to apologize. I should be more mature than to attack you for an off-handed statement in your post, you have been posting like a maniac, both contributing and intiating discussions, and I truly wish you the best with your TASP aspirations and all of the Ivys you applied to. If you want some help with the Writing Skills section, perhaps I can bury the proverbial hatchet by providing some assistance, but chances are you probably did better than you think on the Jan 07 SAT. </p>
<p>Again my apologies for my hasty and defensive reply.</p>
<p>If you don’t have time to study for it (like you admitted), don’t expect much of an increase. Scores will naturally go up the older you get, but nothing drastic.</p>
<p>let’s all be modest, but some could easily admit the SAT is outlandishly easier than it appears to be. First of all, the questions guide you to the lines , and it gives five choices, with about three of them being completely absurd. Then we are left with two choices, with one overtly showing much more sense. I have noticed Test-makers are loosing their abilities in deceiving students. I will not get started with Math. The Writing section just tests you, if you know that the common language that we use mundanely is wrong. The error patterns never get complicated and usually is always the same. </p>
<p>Now, then why doesn’t everyone score good and require a tutor? Is a significant test score improvement possible? </p>
<p>I have never seen a 1300~1900 score a 2400 (unless they made a mistake on one of the test by whatever reasons)</p>
<p>The SAT was originally known as an aptitude-it will test your innate skills. Prep-classes and Books can improve your scores but never will you go over your potential.</p>
<p>Hope there isn’t a reply saying, “I know someone who improved from a 1400 to a 2400.”</p>
<p>I should be the one apologizing since I attacked you first. I did not realize the vast different perspectives that we were comming from, and I was too rash in going into an explosive tirade. Hehe, you can call it stress these days, but the college board is a dictator in terms of our college admissions (tests). I accept your apology and I also wish you the best of luck in tutoring your students.</p>
<p>sidjenks–how did u do that? (just skimmed the thread, hopefully u haven’t answered it, i am just having a reluctancy of NOT going thru this whole thread :)</p>
<p>asifkhan - i attribute a lot of it to just a general increase in intelligence: i began to read a lot more (this is helped me the most, by far). i’m terrible at SAT math - so i studied that a lot, and cut down on careless errors. start becoming a grammar stickler, the effects will transfer to your writing score. it’s the little things, over a long time, that count.</p>