what it takes to move from 1410 to 1530?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:what timing is prep available? E.g., is it like a 4 sessions a month before an SAT? Who offers it?

Don't act so helpless. There are tons of free resources online. You could even buy a book! Or Google for prep courses in your area.

Umm this forum is for asking questions and sharing info. Don’t be a jerk. There are a lot of bad websites and useless books out there. How about being helpful.

[Anonymous]

Possible.
Mine went from a 1300 to 1500

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1410 is DS's first SAT score.
He is g11, with all A and 1 B+ in all AP classes

What is the 1410 breakdown?
What APs did he take so far including this year in 11th.
What is his PSAT 10 or PSAT 8/9 score? That converted to percentile is his natural range. Do not encourage him to overprep just to get a super high score--even if he could he will not likely be able to keep up at a top-10 school with a baseline 1410 unless his PSAT indicates the 1410 is below expected for his intelligence.

Here is his SAT score, sorry it is 1430, not 1410:
Total Score 1430
Evidence-Based 690
Mathematics 740

He is taking challenging APs, like US history, Cal BC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1410 is DS's first SAT score.
He is g11, with all A and 1 B+ in all AP classes

which AP? That matters more than SAT if you are targeting T20 privates or UVA in state.

He is taking challenging APs. Score is 1430, not 1410.

[Anonymous]

Has he mastered demos? A calc bc kid may be able to get to 780 or so on the Math. Can he nail all the grammar rules? If not, have him drill those.

My kid did way better on ACT than SAT in case you want to try that

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Has he mastered demos? A calc bc kid may be able to get to 780 or so on the Math. Can he nail all the grammar rules? If not, have him drill those.

My kid did way better on ACT than SAT in case you want to try that

My kid does mention he wants to try ACT.

[Anonymous]

My kid went from a 1430 to a 1560 with zero prep either time, but they definitely had under perfromed the first time relative to their PSAT scores.

I think if your kid's PSAT predicts higher than the 1430 that they don't really need more prep to get a higher score, just try it again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1410 is DS's first SAT score.
He is g11, with all A and 1 B+ in all AP classes

Try to improve 120 pts. That may work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1:1 tutoring. Group class may not help as they are missing few questions. Practice! Practice!! Practice!!!. Also, look at the score to see where the empty bars are. It is the area of development.

+1. Full agreement! My kid went from 1380 to 1530 with 1:1 prep.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid went from a 1430 to a 1560 with zero prep either time, but they definitely had under perfromed the first time relative to their PSAT scores.

I think if your kid's PSAT predicts higher than the 1430 that they don't really need more prep to get a higher score, just try it again.

His PSAT is 1460. He has no problem with math, but he does need to improve his english.

[Anonymous]

120 points. I am surprised no one has stated the obvious!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:120 points. I am surprised no one has stated the obvious!

Then how can a resident becomes a president?

[Anonymous]

How much money do you want to throw at this? The easiest way to improve is grind practice tests, go over the answers he gets wrong with an experienced tutor, repeat.

[Anonymous]

1:1 tutor to teach strategy and determine any lacking conceptual knowledge. Then lots and lots of practice. The test asks generally the same questions in every version just worded differently so with practice your kid should be able to start recognizing which question is being asked and which reasoning to use for the answer. And if he's getting the same type of answers wrong each time, he can brush up on the content.

For math: The SAT math is Alg1/2, Geometry and a little trig so getting an A in AP Calc BC doesn't necessarily specifically translate to the SAT. He may need to brush up on some math formulas he's since forgotten.

For English: memorize the grammar rules and practice

[Anonymous]

A Delorean? Healthy living and exercise?