How much will my SAT score improve and how?

Question

I just finished my sophomore year and I took the SAT in June. I got and 1800 total.

630 in critical reading, 580 in math, and 590 in writing.

I am usually much better at writing. How much better can I make this by senior year and how?

Answer 1

You are only a sophomore, so the chances are that your scores will increase with a more preparation (which you will probably get between now and the next time you take the test - either your junior or senior year).  A 590 is not a bad score at all for your first time.  

Here are some tips for improvement:  

- Buy an SAT writing preparation book, so that you can practice completing the types of questions that you will be facing on the test.

- It definitely helps to write a lot.  Keeping a journal can help you improve your writing skills.  (if you sign up with LiveJournal.com, they give you writing prompts that you can use in case you have writer's block)

- Study the rules of grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure.  

I hope this helps, and good luck! =)

Answer 2

I found that the SAT writing is the easiest to improve. The first practice test I took, I got a 560 in the writing; by the time I took the actual SAT, I ended up with a 750.

Study basic grammar rules, once you know what shows up on the SAT, you can pick out the usual errors in a second (just make sure you don't fall asleep). For the essay, come up with a list of topics that you want to talk about. Topics that you are familiar with and can serve as an example for any question.

Math is a little more tricky. Use review books to learn what traps are usually laid for you to fall into and learn to avoid them. Otherwise, also figure out the basic types of questions that are tested.

For the reading, it's pretty obvious that studying vocab is the key, but for the passages, just read a lot.

Overall, take a lot of practice tests. I know they're really painful, but it does pay off. It's possible that you can gain 200 points.

Good luck!

Answer 3

thats good... u have time.. just keep on focusing on school and retake it...it should go up at least 50 points