October SAT Reasoning Test: 2060

[nora]

wow!!!!!!
good job

[Codename Gordon]

nora, thank you! Please, follow my example, don't be shy and submit your scores, if any! There is nothing to be shy of if they are low, it happens to everybody. If they are high, there is still nothng to by shy of.

[hiroshima]

Hey How Did you do the passage based reading question>>> need help as they are the ones that fill most of the question of critical reading.

I need help i don't know what to do as i cannot complete all the question in time>>>

For me a 11 question passage takes almost 17 minutes to complete so need help immediately.

Are there any tactics for reading the passage>>

Thank you

[cambridgedove]

Good job, where are you applying to?

[cambridgedove]

Read Time magazine, NYT, and CNN criticisms.

[Chili-Chacha]

Hello! I'll get my SAT srores on Feb,12. I'm very excited as I almost did not prepare. Can anybody tell me what is considered as a normal (neither high nor low) score in SAT? Thanks in advance))

[Erin]

Average scores on each section tend to be about 500, so an "average" score would be about 1500.

From this page: SAT Average (Mean) Scores

2008: Average SAT Scores of College-Bound Seniors

• Critical reading: 502
• Mathematics: 515
• Writing: 494

[Chili-Chacha]

Thank u very much!!))

[Chili-Chacha]

I have one more question. As I passed the SAT test for the first time, I wonder, what is considered as a bad, low score at which a student should take the SAT for the second time or maybe it depends on a chosen University's requirements? Tanks in advance))

[Erin]

That's a good question. Basically you need to figure out your 'goal score', and work towards that. I have a lot of experience teaching SAT prep; maybe if you have an idea of the kinds of schools you're interested in, I could give you some advice. I can say that a lot of my students are hoping for about 1800 or so. A lot of others are hoping for as high as possible, preferably over 2300. Some are even hoping to get 2400.

Also, a lot of people adjust their goals depending on their success. For example, if you study a lot and your SAT score doesn't go up that much, you may lower your expectations. Or if you study and your SAT score goes up, you may try for a higher SAT score.

A lot of this is common sense, believe it or not. If you're smart enough to be thinking about this stuff now and to be asking about it now, you're smart enough to do well in your college applications.