Improving SAT Scores For College

Two improving SAT scores steps:

• Step 1: Set your goals
• Step 2: Develop a preparation strategy

Setting Goals

Good SAT SCORE?

SAT scores range from 200 to 800 points in each of the Verbal and Math areas of the SAT, or a overall score of up to 1600 points. Only 20 out of over 1,000,000 students each year get a perfect score on the SAT, so how do you figure out what a good score for you would be?

There are two good ways

1. Find out what the college you desire to attend requires. This can be in terms of a minimum SAT score or an average score for admitted Freshman. You can get this information by either calling the school's Admissions Office directly or by buying (or looking at) a book in your local book store or library. These books are usually found in the Reference section and distributed by a variety of publishers or can be found on the Internet using the links below:

2. Score at least as high on the SAT as the national average for your GPA in high school. Colleges and universities use SAT scores to compare students from different high schools across the country. They don't usually know how difficult or easy your high school is or the classes you took. So they use your SAT to compare or "validate" your GPA. Your SAT score should be roughly equivalent to your GPA (or better!).

Colleges are looking at SAT scores and high school GPA's more than ever so make sure you take that in consideration if you want to get into a really nice college.

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