SAT Questions

Critical Reading : 490
Writing: 570
(MC: 57, Essay:
Math: 450

whats my total score? and if this were my real sat score would it get me into decent colleges?

I’m new to the whole grading system for SAT scores.
I just took a diagnostic test for my SAT prep class. I’m just starting classes, and my diagnostic test score was 1890. I got a 570 in critical reading, 640 in math, and 680 in writing.

The class is supposed to raise my score up to 300 points. Am I on a good enough track to get into USC (University of Southern California)?

this entire summer, i have spent 3 days per week going to SAT prep. tuesdays were math for 6 straight hours. thursdays were critical reading/writing for 3 straight hours. fridays were vocabulary and grammar for 4 straight hours. i have completed 10 hours of SAT prep this summer, and that was what i had signed up for. my score went up from 1800 (PSAT) to 2030 (practice SAT at the prep place). useful, yes. but theres apparently a 14 week program as well, meaning i could still sign up for it and go during all of september. i wouldn’t mind going, for the sake of the SAT test in October/November (still need to try to switch dates…). however..i have band and drumline. i have tuesday night band practice and thursday/fridays are possible football game days. i have a new band director who’s pretty hardcore and strict, and he’ll definitely lower my grade if i don’t come to those practices. plus, i don’t want to have to worry about attending SAT prep while going to school. i really have no idea what to do.
this is really urgent…i wish i posted this question up sooner….please, so any advice on what to do?
sign up for the 4 weeks and screw up band and drumline, or set aside the 4 weeks and just go for it…
and i apologize that this is so long.

I didn’t do so hot on my P-SAT.. 1530.. and I’m wanting to bring it up like by at least 200 or 300 points
I am thinking about getting
‘ The Official SAT Study Guide’ by college board
as well as ‘Hot Words for the SAT’

are there any other books i need to get?
such as those that focus entirely on critical reading or math?
if so what ones would you recommend?

Is the writing really hard to do well on? At this SAT preparation course students, including my friend and I, took practice tests similar to the SAT, which I know because of taking tests from the blue College Board book and asking another friend who took the SAT and the same course when she was our age, about 2-3 years ago.

My friend got an 800 on writing, and I got a 740, but for some reason when she took the real SAT (I haven’t yet), she only scored a 600. What gives? She was really good at writing and did assignments for 25 minutes in 10 minutes, getting maybe 1 wrong. Also the person who is most likely gonig to be valedictorian at our school only got a 710.

Any tips? In the College Board book I’m scoring in the 700s, getting only maybe 4 wrong with. I think my essays are pretty good. I need a good writing score because math is the easiest for me, probably a pretty easy 770+, but critical reading I’m only getting mid to high 600s. I was counting on the writing, which is easy for me, to get me around 2150-2200, but people aren’t doing good on it. Why?? Advice???
Also, on the PSAT I got a 68 on writing (HOWEVER, only 3 were wrong and none blank; it must have been a bad curve, and after looking at the PSAT I realized one or two of those errors were really stupid mistakes).
I know I need a good score for good colleges. I don’t really need help with writing since I’m getting almost every question right under timed conditions. I just don’t get why such smart people are doing so poorly, including my friend who got an 800 on writing for a practice test similar to the SAT.

I took the SATs, and I got 360 in critical reading, 480 in math, and 520 in writing. Should I get a tutor? I heard it helps a lot. I want to get into a top university, and I am going to be a high school freshie next year. How much studying should I do as of now?

Hai, Iam non native American currently a freshman and plan to retake SAT I.
When I do an SAT questions, passages on critical reading sometimes makes me sweat and dizzy. What should I do about this?
Is there any good novel that can help somehow?

About the grammar, it does really trappy…it looks like correct sentence but I believe there’s something wrong with it…but I dont know which one I should choose! Oh boy…Is there any nice free website or somekind to boost my score?

Does apply for tutor help? In my city I cant find any SAT tutor and If i want to, I have to go to abroad and it cost quite expensive, would u guys recomend this?

Please any suggestions would be nice.

Thanks in advance

I’m a sophmore and took PSAT this year. I was soo disappointed by my score:137.
36 on critical reading
51 in math
50 in writing

I have 4.0 GPA right now
but I came to America when i was in 5th grade so my english skills need more work.

but when i took time and redid the same test, i got over twice as much right.

My goal is to get at least 1800 on SAT…. I’m going to get help from SAT tutoring center…

Do you think its possible???

Like I took one today on the SAT online course and here is my range.

Writing 660 – 790
(MC: 62-64, Essay: 12)

Critical Reading 580 – 640

Math 570 – 650

If that was the REAL SAT, what would be my score?

i’m gonna take math 2 and physics, but my biggest problem seems to be the timing, i could only finish half of the math test the first time i took it. which prep book will be the best for me to practice for subject tests?.

also, i did really bad in the critical reading section (410), compared to the other sections. i already have kaplan SAT reasoning prep book but i think i need another book that focuses on the critical reading section.

is the official SAT guide better or should i buy kaplan’s? or others?
oh, and should i but the study guide that has all the subjects in it? or is it better if i buy the study guide that has only physics, and math?
thank you!!

I am a junior in high school with a low critical reading SAT score. Other than taking SAT classes/hiring tutors, what else can I do to bring my verbal score higher?

I got a 680- Critical Reading, 660- Math, and 580- Writing, during October- Junior Year with no preparation at all. The most difficult school I’d want to attend is Penn. What should I do to improve my scores to Penn’s range?

I’m a sophmore and took PSAT this year. I was soo disappointed by my score:137.
36 on critical reading
51 in math
50 in writing

I have 4.0 GPA right now
but I came to America when i was in 5th grade so my english skills need more work.

but when i took time and redid the same test, i got over twice as much right.

My goal is to get at least 1800 on SAT…. I’m going to get help from SAT tutoring center…

Do you think its possible???

I recently took a practice SAT in preparation for the real SAT in May. I just got my results. I got a 1790 overall, 510 for math, 600 critical reading, 680 for writing, and 8 for the essay.
My question is if these scores are good, considering it is my first SAT.
Also, what can I do to improve them? What did you guys do?
What colleges will these scores get me into?
I’m a junior currently.
Thanks

I took the May SAT with a bit of preparation, I scored 590 on Math, 550 on Writing, 460 on Critical Reading.

I just want to know, is it possible to increase my Score by a good 400-500 points?

I have 2+ months to devote, i’ve started giving time, and day by day i’m learning more.

I have a 610 in critical reading, 570 in math, and 540 in writing. Also is it possible to transfer from a community college right into the College of Engineering?

i have got SAT exam after 4 days….Really worried abt the critical reading section. I think i spend too much time in reading and understanding paragraph (especially long ones) & don’t get enough time to answer the question ….. So what is better reading the paragraph first or read the question and read only the lines mentioned in the question?

Any other last minute preparation tips would b great.
Any tips for essay writing would b great!

I want to take the SAT in the spring and want to get 3 or 4 books to study. I know for sure I’m getting the "Official SAT Study Guide" and I’m going to need the "Hot Words for the SAT" so I need opinions for which other book I should get. My GPA isn’t so strong so I need good SAT scores. Here’s my list:

-Official SAT Study Guide
-Hot Words for the SAT
-Cracking the SAT, by Princeton Review
-Barron’s SAT 2400:Aiming for the Perfect Score
-Barron’s Critical Reading Workbook for the SATs
-Cracking the SAT Math 1 & 2 Subject Tests

Anyone who’s taken the SAT, which book was most useful? and is it necessary to get SAT Subject Test books to study?

I am a junior in high school taking the SAT this march and I have been trying to study by myself to save money. On recent practice tests, I have gotten scores like 1850/1860 and my goal for my first attempt at the SAT is above a 1950 [getting above a 1950 means my parents will let me go on vacation with my friend's family this summer!]. I just enrolled in this online course a couple days ago and I have three weeks to improve my grade. My breakdown was as follows: Critical Reading- Writing- 650 and Math-650. I feel like i should be able to get at least around a 750 in math because I’m in Calculus, so maybe i was just having a bad day. Do you think the Collegeboard Online SAT course will help me or should i do something else? Also, what other ways are good to study at this point? Please take some time to answer. Thank you!

i just took the SATs in the beginning of december and got a 1120 (added up math and critical reading)

i need at least a 1270 for a scholarship (FL bright futures)

will the CB online course help me bump up my score to like a 1300?

feedback on this course or any other SAT prep course will be fully appreciated
thanks

I have tried a local tutor and my critical reading score actually decreased 20 points. I have a 620 and am looking to improve my score to the 700 range. I am a motivated student who did all the homework that was assigned, yet I still didn’t improve. Please, I just need to know who is the best for private tutoring on the SATs for CR ONLY (I pulled an 800 Math). PLEASE HELP ME I WANT TO GO TO DARTMOUTH OR UPENN-WHARTON AND NEED A HIGH SCORE!!!!

I am taking the SAT tomorrow morning. I have been doing a lot of practice quizzes and such. I tend to have a lot of problems keeping focused and I get distracted easily when I am reading the critical reading passages. Any tips to keep focused? Any other tips to do well in general? Best answer gets 10 pts.

I am currently living in Dubai , I plan to write my SAT Exam in February . I need some help with it . Please help me out with the preparation . Since I am poor , I cannot go to SAT classes , or afford the book , but I really want to get above 2150 . so please give me as many links as possible , which provide free and useful info and will educate me to achieve the score i desire to get in my SAT. I want links for Critical reading , writing and math . Including links for Word lists that would help me for the SAT and practice tests too . People please help me out and please provide me as many helpful tips as possible .
Thanks in advance .. and please try and help me out .
I am currently living in Dubai , I plan to write my SAT Exam in February . I need some help with it . Please help me out with the preparation . Since I am poor , I cannot go to SAT classes , or afford the book , but I really want to get above 2150 . so please give me as many links as possible , which provide free and useful info and will educate me to achieve the score i desire to get in my SAT. I want links for Critical reading , writing and math . Including links for Word lists that would help me for the SAT and practice tests too . People please help me out and please provide me as many helpful tips as possible .
Thanks in advance .. and please try and help me out .
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If possible try and send me as much info such as tests and also try and send me books such as The official SAT guide 2009 , Barron’s 2009 and Kaplan’s 2009 guides …
Sorry for the very desperate and persuasive language used … please help me ASAP
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I have my SAT1 test after 1 week. I am worried about critical reading portion as my vocabulary is not that good.
I have got Barron’s SAT preparation book. They have got a 3,500 word list ….. do i have to learn all those …. If yes then How?
I never appeared for SAT before and i never gave PSAT aswell so i am really worried.
Please give some helpful tips and Preparation guideline.