What are you most proud of accomplishing on your October SAT?

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<p>Yeah I know, a lot of us didn’t quite achieve that dream score, and we’re still beating ourselves up for it, subconsciously perhaps, but that feeling of incompetence still lingers.</p>

<p>For me personally, I achieved my minimum goal. I overshot it by 30 points. I improved overall in every section except the essay. I originally was convinced that my October score would be much lower than my last one in March, but I ended up improving by 100 points which was more than I ever would have dreamed of.</p>

<p>Yet I’m not happy. No, I’m not satisfied. Lusting after that 2300+ was all well and good when I had thought it a wonderful, impossible dream. Yet now, after achieving that elusive goal, I realize how all too close I was to doing even better. Just spending 20 min writing a practice essay the night before the test, maybe reviewing circles for 10 min, maybe going over just a few common idioms for 15 minutes would have made a difference. Perhaps I could have even achieved the idolized 2350+…or even a 2400.</p>

<p>So yes, I did accomplish more than I had ever dreamed of. I made an improvement many fail to make, an improvement I myself couldn’t believe I would achieve. And yet, reaching one goal makes me realize how all too easily I might have achieved just a little more.</p>

<p>Haha gosh, I guess coming so close to near-perfect makes me realize how so close I was to perfection, even though I had thought myself far from it.</p>

<p>But anyway, let’s make this be a “brag” thread, not a “beat-yourself-up for that extra 20 points you could have earned with just one minor change” thread.</p>

<p>Just post the accomplishment you are most proud of on your October SAT results.</p>

<p>For me: I am most proud that my Writing MC went from a 69 to a 79, never would have thought it possible. And I’m truly psyched about getting a perfect 800 on CR, the only other SAT related subject I’ve ever gotten a perfect score on was Math 2c and way more ppl ace that. Yeah I hate how I got an 8 on my essay, but at the end of the day, I did reach my goal, and I did make significant improvement. I should focus on being proud of that than wallowing in the miseries of what could have been.</p>

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<p>Im glad that I raised my math from 690 to 720… But I am completely bummed out that my writing score went from a 750 to 600… I’m ordering Q&A services, and getting a hand-score verification if I need it.</p>

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<p>getting 79/80 on writing MC. otherwise, disappointing…</p>

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<p>i’m extremely happy because
last year, this time i was basically giving up on applying to competitive colleges
bc my SATs were so pathetic (something around 1500-1600)</p>

<p>i knew that i could do better, because my mom has always told me that
i was a smart kid and that my SATs back then were not reflecting my true abilities</p>

<p>so i applied myself. i worked day and night during the summer, reading classics.
i basically went crazy over everything.</p>

<p>however, i am kinda disappointed with my math score. i got a 690. i thought that
i had done the best in math and the worst in writing.
i got an 800 writing…totally not expecting that (79 MC and 11 essay)
and my CR was 760</p>

<p>so congrats u guys…esp you hannah! that’s just freaking amazing</p>

<p>are you taking it again?? i might, just to raise my math score. but i don’t know. i’m pretty happy with what i have.</p>

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<p>I’m glad that I was close enough to a 2400 to be so upset with myself that I missed that one question.</p>

<p>I’m pretty pleased that I raised my essay from an 8 (which I got twice) to a 10 and raised my writing score (690 to 800).</p>

<p>I’m happy I finally beat my PSAT score. (PSAT: 229; SAT: 2380)</p>

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<p>I am content with getting a 1560/1600 without prepping at all. (2270 if the writing aka grammar section is included). That being said, I think people on this site take the sat FAR too seriously. I don’t understand why people focus on minute differences in SAT scores. Do they think the SAT is a precise measure of intelligence? It isn’t, and collegeboard doesn’t claim it to be. What is the difference between a 1480, 1520, or a 1550 etc. (out of 1600). These differences may seem like a significant amount of points due to the high-ceiling scaling of the SAT; but as a measurement of intelligence they are meaningless. Anyone who receives mid 700s on the SATs has one of the highest IQs in the country. Remember SAT scores are just a snapshot in time; they are dependent on a myriad of variables (how well you felt that day, etc.) and could never be a precise quantification of an innate, static intelligence. In short, in a couple of years we will have forgotten abou the SATs completely; and the score we receive now will be inconsequential to the realization our goals and aspirations. As students, we should try to do our best on this test, for the purpose of getting into college, but lets not give the scores more weight than they deserve. </p>

<p>At the most, only broad SAT score ranges (of like 200 points) point out even slight differences in capabilities AT THE TIME THE SAT IS TAKEN. </p>

<p>p.s. Most college aren’t evaluating the writing section of the SAT. and it is a joke. (I know I may seem a little biased, but I know a bunch of people w/ 800s in writing who agree with me).</p>

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<p>Getting 11 on essay. I got 8 last time…</p>

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<p>Well I improved 190 points from a 1940 to a 2130. CR stayed the same (710), M went up 120 (610 => 730), and W went up 70 (620 => 690). </p>

<p>My main issue on the last test was timing, I just didn’t get to 17 of the questions. This time I only left three blank.</p>

<p>Oh, and what is Hannah Montana doing taking the SAT?</p>

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<p>800 on CR. I kind of hoped for it, after looking at the thread and seeing that the answers most people were agreeing on were the ones I remembered putting. But I tried to only hope for mid-700s (got a 730 in May), even though I really did want it. So it’s really quite bewildering to get the 800! I’m really happy.</p>

<p>In May, I got a 530 in math. I suck at math. I studied for that section, not as much as I shouild have though. All I wanted was a 600 - and magically, I got exactly that.</p>

<p>And went up from a 650 to a 710 in writing. A total improvement of 200 points, a 2110. I’d hoped for a 2000. I’m really, really pleased - I know 2110 isn’t that good for most people on this site (I’m not Ivy-bound), but I’m absolutely thrilled. :)</p>

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<p>800 cr from a 670.</p>

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<p>nice 800s on CR</p>

<p>i got an 800 in june, but this time around i got 760.</p>

<p>anybody know how many i would have gotten wrong to get a 760? 4?</p>

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<p>Nothing I failed. I’m a failure.</p>

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<p>i failed too lol.
was expecting 800M,but knew i’d get 780 cuz 1 mistake, instead i got a 750.
CR. mm 630 i guess okay,just those vocabs -.- couldve gotten 650s
WR 690, mm very consistent with my practice qas. however i was expecting 750s~, oh well, retaking dec just for M and CR LOL.</p>

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<p>790W first try.</p>

<p>Not really proud of anything else. My CR dropped 50 points from practice tests. Math about 30.</p>

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<p>Sorry, doublepost.</p>

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<p>800 math, and a 110 jump to 750 on W…but CR stayed the same. Did anyone make a jump from ~660 to over a 700? If so how? i might retake it just for CR in december :(</p>

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<p>I think it’s my essay. I was worried about getting anything less than 8 but lcukily it IS 8.</p>

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<p>I improved in every single of the sections, an overall increase of 140 points (from 2040 to 2220)</p>

<p>P.S: Best Thread Ever!:D</p>

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<p>the first time i took the sat, i got 640 in CR</p>

<p>then i took it again, went down to 630 in CR</p>

<p>third and last time, broke the 700 barrier which was my only goal. mad happy</p>

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<p>I am actually very pleased. I thought my score might go up from 2170 to 2200 since I didn’t study much this second time. 2290 makes me very happy. I am very pleased with going from 660 to 730 on math, and the 800 in writing makes me happy, although it seems a lot of people got that (writing is too easy and I’m sure colleges don’t take it seriously). I’m not upset at all. Sure, I could have gotten a 2300 with a little more work, but I wasn’t aiming for one, so I’m good.</p>