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i got a 1230 oct. 2001 SAT and then a 1330 on march 2002 SAT and finally a 1520 on june SAT.

is that 1230 gonna hurt me? or will they consider the gradual increase of scores (i heard that if u go up about 100 points each time, it shows that u are dedicated cause u prepared for it)

please respond
thanks so much

By jop on Monday, September 16, 2002 - 07:57 pm: Edit

you raised it up really high so i think it would be fine. Hey btw, did you just study hard or what?

By Compman198985 (Compman198985) on Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 07:39 pm: Edit

i studied a whole lot to raise it up a hundred points- my breakdown on the first was 520V 710M and my breakdown on the second was 600V 730M. i studied a lot of vocab to raise the verbal.

By monica on Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 10:25 pm: Edit

i'm just a senior but i don't think it will hurt you. also don't think it'll make them think you're extra dedicated or anything, but a 1520's good enough to stand on its own.

By AR on Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 06:52 pm: Edit

how much studying, what books? i would like to know what it really takes to get a good verbal score(740+).

By sgandhi on Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 07:35 pm: Edit

Work through the "10 Real SATs," published by the College Board, to gain experience with the SAT exam. To learn some test-taking tricks, read a prep book (my personal favorite is the Princeton Review).

By lily on Monday, October 07, 2002 - 11:52 pm: Edit

That's an awesome improvement! That first score will not hurt you. In fact, they might be impressed with your dedication and success - that's exactly what they want to see, that when you're faced with a challenge you'll stick to it and beat it.

I'll second sgandhi's vote for Princeton Review's prep books...best test-taking strategies I've seen, very effective. It helps to also read a lot (not comix, mind you!) and work on vocab, but their strategies are golden.