[NoBreak92]

sigh ... should i? idk if 1540 is even acceptable. my parents paid all this money for me to get better, i only get 1540 my first try ..... the highest i got on a Model Test was a 1510 .... and they're going to get pissed for not improving. should i tell them? is 1540 bad??

[touchthesky]

well they're probably gonna ask you anyway right? might as well tell em
it's actually not that bad. i know people who got way worse. 1540 is higher than the nation's average, if that makes you feel any better.
retake it and stay positive. most people improve by a lot on their second try i got 100 points better than my first one (still didnt reach my goal though. meh)

[KoreanLuvva]

sigh ... should i? idk if 1540 is even acceptable. my parents paid all this money for me to get better, i only get 1540 my first try ..... the highest i got on a Model Test was a 1510 .... and they're going to get pissed for not improving. should i tell them? is 1540 bad??

Um, that's really good, 1600 is a perfect score.

[azn_chick91]

don't sweat it
got mid 1700s on the first try
and declined going to any classes or anything (heard it's a waste of money)
so borrowed some prep books that i cracked open for an hour or so
and did a couple hundred points better on the second try

it's just timing
i find that at the end of the year, with all the prep for AP testing and stuff, it really helped
cuz my writing jumped 100 points xDD and my reading did considerably better as well

[touchthesky]

Um, that's really good, 1600 is a perfect score.

o_o it's 2009. perfect score = 2400.

[xboredguy]

o_o it's 2009. perfect score = 2400.

owned

well your parents are probably gonna wonder what you get
and dont worry about your first time, just keep practicing

[Jin91]

It's only your first time. You should tell your parents because they will find out anyways. Plus these are from march right? March is the most competitive from what I hear.
In general maybe get a tutor, take a class, or just study on your own to raise your score. There is no one method/type of studying to raising your score because everyone is different... but you do need to study. It's annoying but necessary. Studying and practicing will help greatly

[jiwoneex3]

it's okay, i got 1560 ...
): and i just told my mother.
but to make her feel better, i said that March really was the hardest (which it definitely was).
and most of my friends didn't do so well either.
especially one of my friends, who i thought was pretty smart, got the same score as you did.

although i'm not looking forward to telling my dad,
i'll just try harder and do better in May.

[j i w o n.]

what kind of schools are you aiming for?
are you the type who's aiming for really competitive schools?
b/c if so, then yeah, your parents will be pretty upset
but i'd tell them anyways and maybe theyll find ways to help you out.
like, enrolling you in a SAT class.
or getting you a tutor.
seeing your username.... were you born in 1992? -- so are you a junior?
b/c as a junior getting a 1540 is a bit risky :/
don't think about taking the next SAT in may b/c you won't make much of a difference (in improvement)
studying for a month won't make much of a difference.
take it in june or oct of next school year

[monaero]

Don't feel bad. I took my first SAT in march of my junior year and got a 1590. I took it again in last november and raised it up to a 1770. My math score improved the most. I didn't even do any special studying. It helped that what we worked on in my math and english classes showed up on the SATs

If you're trying to get into an Ivy, then you should study hard and take it again later in the year. However, as far as I know, a lot of schools take the better of the two.

[aesthetica]

omg i got the SAME exact score as you for my first SAT.

:/

[NoBreak92]

what kind of schools are you aiming for?
are you the type who's aiming for really competitive schools?
b/c if so, then yeah, your parents will be pretty upset
but i'd tell them anyways and maybe theyll find ways to help you out.
like, enrolling you in a SAT class.
or getting you a tutor.
seeing your username.... were you born in 1992? -- so are you a junior?
b/c as a junior getting a 1540 is a bit risky :/
don't think about taking the next SAT in may b/c you won't make much of a difference (in improvement)
studying for a month won't make much of a difference.
take it in june or oct of next school year

no i am not aiming for really competitive schools at all. i'm just aiming for state schools. i am already screwed for competitive schools due to my terrible, gruesome gpa.

[j i w o n.]

^ okay, then if that's the case i think aiming for 1800s would be decent, right?
from personal experience, it is really easy to raise your sat score up to 1800-1900. the jump from 1400s to 1800/1900s is really easy. but tryin gto jump from 1900s to 2100 is tough, but still possible w/ hard work.

i don't know what your strengths are, but if you're decent at math, it doesn't take too long to raise your math to high 700s; writing is pretty easy to raise to 700s but you have to be on your toes and keep practicing.
practicing = key to everything. (almost). haha

good luck

[jiwoneex3]

no i am not aiming for really competitive schools at all. i'm just aiming for state schools. i am already screwed for competitive schools due to my terrible, gruesome gpa.

.........
the story of my life.
we're on the same boat.

my gpa is terrible.

[NoBreak92]

^^i bet mine's worse lol. i'm screwed for rutgers already and thats where i want to go =[

[Jentage]

I got 1720 on my first SATs...Then 1790 :/ Was trying to aim for like 1900 but w/e .

[alicimoo]

Practice practice practice.

I was forced to take classes, which didn't really help aside from all the practice tests they made me do. I improved 170 points on my second try. Take practices, from beginning to end, don't do one section, take a break, etc. It really helps. G'luck!

[_LOVELY;]

if you can take it again & know you'll do better, i dont think you NEED to tell them
just do better & practice

i remember on my third sat test i improved 280 points..

[insanelyCRAZY]

March SAT I got 1390...i never took any of those PSATs cuz dad didnt want to pay and stuff. lol.
pretty bad score..wayy below average...
I hope I do better in May.
I'm taking the one in June too.

and taking SAT 2's.

[eeemily]

Don't worry it's just your first time.
You'll improve next time