<p>How in the world people cannot improve their scores on SAT I??</p>
<p>Why is it so different from SAT II…?</p>
<p>SAT I is a combination of reading, writing, and math. Although math is not as hard as SAT II math or AP Calc, one wrong means no perfect mark. And students tend to make mistakes and lose points. Althought writing is easy to improve in, reading is not easy to improve scores in a short period of time. There is a lot of criteria to study for SAT I than SAT II. Also for SAT II, 4-5 wrongs get you perfect scores.</p>
<p>It is very easy for most students to improve their SAT score substantially. I can only really speak for the math, but anyone scoring between a 400 and 550 (without any prior test prep) can increase their score by up to 100 points very easily by learning and practicing some basic strategies (and of course their score can improve more than this with a bit of effort). Students betwen 550 and 650 can easily raise their score 50 points. Students that are scoring higher than a 650 tend to be a bit stubborn, and always want to solve problems the “correct” way - this keeps their score from showing substantial improvement. When the student is willing to “let go,” and “cheat” a bit with their solutions, the path to an 800 is assured.</p>
<p>Students below a 400 may have a few different issues that keep their score from improving:</p>
<p>(1) lack of knowledge of the basic definitions
(2) no actual desire to improve
(3) lack of understanding of which problems they should be working on - they try to practice problems that are too difficult, get frustrated and give up</p>
<p>HOw on earth do you cheat your way to 800? I’ve been stuck on 750 for math and I can’t get perfect score!</p>