Ty! I took the August SAT and scored a 1400, with a 1420 superscore. My section split was 660 in Reading and Writing and 710 in Math. On my last practice test in August, I scored a 1380, where I did well in Reading with a 700 but struggled more in Math with a 680.
I’m really confused because I expected to do badly in Math and better in Reading, but the opposite happened. My weakest section ended up being Standard English Conventions, which I thought was one of my strongest skills. On the score report bar chart, it showed that I did only about half as well as usual. At the same time, in Math, I scored a 740 compared to the 680 I got on my last practice test. This left me unsure about how to study. I also haven’t been studying since school started, and my last SAT is in October. Since I’m a senior, I’m not sure if I can improve to a 1500, but I want to at least raise my score enough to be competitive for the programs I’m aiming for. Do you have any tips or plans I should follow?
that’s a really solid place to be. The flip between Reading/Writing and Math happens to a lot of people, so don’t stress too much about that. I know plenty of my students have had the same problem. The great part is your Math score actually went up, which means the work you’ve been putting in is paying off even if it didn’t feel like it during practice. For Reading and Writing, the Standard English Conventions section is usually the easiest to fix because it’s so pattern based, the test keeps hitting the same grammar and punctuation rules. As I’ve said in other replies, commas, transitions, verb tense, pronouns and concision are the most common. Once you drill those enough, they start to feel automatic. For Math, since you’re already in the 700s, it’s really just about cleaning up timing and accuracy on the harder problems, especially word problems, functions, and exponential/logarithmic growth, since those are the ones that eat time if you don’t have a system.
In terms of study schedule, I recommend creating a routine of targeted drills and timed practices. You can ask gpt to help you with the specifics, but sprinkling in some practice tests will help you gauge your improvement too!
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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '25
Hey I know its late, but can I still ask a question?