Humiliating score, how to improve?

Question

I scored horribly in the SAT. I got 1270. the lowest was math which I scored 350! I know I have to practice but I'm just frustrated because when I practiced with the official book I was scoring in the range of 500's.

Answer 1

try using other books and figure out which sections were hard for you. work especialyl hard on that. there are also online resources.

There are also tutors and classes that are designed especially to help you get a good score on the SAT

Answer 2

Thats not humilating, Its a tad below the national average of 1400. The SAT is something you really cannot study for, you just need a little refresher on some of the main points. Because there is NO WAY you can study for all the material covered on the SAT, its not possible. =]

Here are some pointers to improve your score:

Well there are alot of SAT Prep books out there for example the College board SAT Prep book (the best one in my opinion), and the Kaplan one is a close 2nd. The Collegeboard SAT Prep book is excellent because it gives you alot of tips and tricks on how to crack the SAT and it ahs alot of practice questions and actual previous SAT tests from the test makers. Also once you finish the practice test you can go online and put in your answers and see your actual score. Which helps alot! Trust me.

Your second option is to take a SAT prep course in your area. (That is if you cant study from a book). The SAT prep courses that I recommend (which are common everywere in the US) is the Kaplan course, and the TestMasters course.

They are a bit expensive but will give you the information you need to succeed on the SAT.

And the last and final option (if the book does not work and if you cannot take the course) there is a online website (which is totally free) called www.studybeans.com

It helps you with practice problems, vocab words, and almost everything on the SAT.

Good Luck on the SAT! and hope this helped!

Answer 3

1270's not really bad, I think average is like 1000. Maybe you had a little test time anxiety. Practice relaxation techniques. From your practice test scores it sounds like you know the material, you just need to be able to pull it out of your brain on test day.