Is it possible for me to memorize 150 words a day to get 700+ on SAT?

[Techie333]

Well.....I got my SAT score and boy does it suck....I went from a 540 to 510
I plan to memorize the entire list at this site. At the top there is a testimonial from a florida student that he/she went from a 500 to 750 thanks to this list. So I have about 35 days untill my december SAT. Do you guys think it is possible for me to go from a 510-540 to 750 by memorizing 150 words a day from that website? Is it even possible?

 

[tweakmm]

Just scanning that list it looks like ~80% of those are pretty easy

 

[Imported]

If you had nothing else to do, I don't see why not..

But I couldn't because of school and homework, providing I don't know a single one on that list (haven't looked)

 

[SherEPunjab]

Originally posted by: Techie333
Well.....I got my SAT score and boy does it suck....I went from a 540 to 510
I plan to memorize the entire list at this site. At the top there is a testimonial from a florida student that he/she went from a 500 to 750 thanks to this list. So I have about 35 days untill my december SAT. Do you guys think it is possible for me to go from a 510-540 to 750 by memorizing 150 words a day from that website? Is it even possible?

Techie, memorizing all the words is fruitless. A muchbetter approach would be to narrow it down. The princeton review has done that, for only 995 you can get an excellent foundation for your SATS, just mention sales rep. #22420 when you sign up. Thanks.

just kidding. What you should do is get a book the princeton review released. you can get it from any bookstore, it is specifically a vocab book for the SAT's. They have analyzed the ETS's exams and come up with this list of words that are have a higher rate of frequency in the SAT exams. i did that way back when, and a few of the words did match up.

 

[BeauJangles]

The best way to study for the SATs is to buy the 10 Real SATs book, and just take the tests. Take all ten of em before the date and after each one write down the vocab you didn't know, review the problems you got wrong. When you do this you realize each SAT is basically the same. There are about 40 words that consistently show up on the vocab, all the math is the exact same with different numbers, etc. The only prep book you need is the 10 real book, the others aren't as good simply because they aren't real SATs. For instance, Barron's SAT II Math IIc and Ic books are notoriously much harder then the actual test. The 10 Real book is good because if you get a 700 on verbal, that is really a 700, not just some company's guess as to what a 700 is.

I did the same thing i recommend to you and improved 220 pts (1280 - 1500).

 

[Mill]

How old are you and what grade are you in?

 

[PoPPeR]

i got a 570 verbal 710 math on my latest SAT and im done. If that doesn't get me into cal poly (which it wont) then San Diego/Long Beach business here I come

 

[chiwawa626]

Originally posted by: PoPPeR
i got a 570 verbal 710 math on my latest SAT and im done. If that doesn't get me into cal poly (which it wont) then San Diego/Long Beach business here I come

How high is ur gpa?

 

[Imdmn04]

150 words a day is ALOT, by the third day, you'll forget half of the words that you remembered on the first day. Upping your math score should be a lot easier than the effort you have to put out to remember all these words for the verbal part.

 

[SherEPunjab]

Originally posted by: Imdmn04
150 words a day is ALOT, by the third day, you'll forget half of the words that you remembered on the first day. Upping your math score should be a lot easier than the effort you have to put out to remember all these words for the verbal part.

Good point. But, verbal is very important too. I guess because of my ethnicity (ethnic Indian), i did allright on Math (a lil over 700 I think 710), but my verbal was trash, I had a 510 or something. I was born and raised int he states though, but my verbal was still SHIET.

i only had 1220

Go buy a sat verbal book and study that man, don't discount the verbal section!! Also, if you aren't an avid reader, start reading more for reading comp. section.

 

[ElFenix]

720 verbal 710 math... i'm balanced

 

[Moonbeam]

Them is easy words. Something like Achillean for invulnerable is a bit wierd since he's remembered for his vulnerability. Sure that was predicated on an otherwise invulnerability, but still. Anyway I can't see how any native speaker has much to learn from that list. Those words are mostly in use every day.

 

[SherEPunjab]

I remember, when I was in high school, i was in that whole *dont' laugh* 2Pac thug till I die! mentality. I loved 2pac back then till that heffer fat a55 BIGGIE shot him... anyways..

Maybe thats what affected my verbal. Till this day, i don't know many 'big' words, i always used to speak 'ghetto' lingo. Now, I work and dont' have time to read (don't care either) i never developed the habit when i was in school. The reason i could do well with math is cuz a lot of it is logic, and, if you have even geometry and algebra down good, you'll do fine. But the vocab thing was and is my weakest point.

 

[MisterPants]

In the time you have, I'd pick a shorter worldlist. If you want to devote lots of time, the list in the big Barron's full SAT book is very thorough. For a medium-sized list, I'd use Barron's Verbal workbook. For a short list, and the best tips/tricks you will find anywhere, use "Up Your Score: The Underground Guide to the SAT." The SAT V is mostly reading comprehension, so it is also useful to practice that. 10 Real SATs and the Barron's Verbal Workbook are useful there.

The thing I hate about the SAT is that you can study your ass off and find alll the studying useless. I had practiced to the point of getting consistent 750+ math practice scores in 10 Real SATs, and then the 15 minute math section in october kicked my ass - I got the two spinner problems wrong and wasted enough time on them that I had to omit the last one. I wound up with a 710.

Good luck - that matters more than most other things. A few vocab questions won't hurt you too much, so you can afford to use a shorter list. It's all about thinking like the ETS on the Critical Reading sections - skin deep.

Edited b/c I'm a little prick.

 

[Anubis]

the second time to took my SATs i did over 100 points better. which is a miricle considering i was lying on teh floor of my bathroom pukeing for about 4 hours teh morning before. o and i smoked opium that night also. was a BAD BAD night. scored a 1280 anyway. wounder what i would have done if that didnt happen

 

[Yossarian]

Originally posted by: TheEvil1
the second time to took my SATs i did over 100 points better. which is a miricle considering i was lying on teh floor of my bathroom pukeing for about 4 hours teh morning before. o and i smoked opium that night also. was a BAD BAD night. scored a 1280 anyway. wounder what i would have done if that didnt happen

way to go priorities!! you smoked opium? who are you, sherlock holmes?

 

[Darien]

Originally posted by: PipBoy

Originally posted by: TheEvil1
the second time to took my SATs i did over 100 points better. which is a miricle considering i was lying on teh floor of my bathroom pukeing for about 4 hours teh morning before. o and i smoked opium that night also. was a BAD BAD night. scored a 1280 anyway. wounder what i would have done if that didnt happen

way to go priorities!!

I played video games all day/night long before the SAT's -- didn't study one bit.

It shows in my 1300 range score-- especially after comparing the math to the verbal score

 

[aphex]

I went up 150 pts just by taking the test a few times...

 

[NewSc2]

Originally posted by: Techie333
Well.....I got my SAT score and boy does it suck....I went from a 540 to 510
I plan to memorize the entire list at this site. At the top there is a testimonial from a florida student that he/she went from a 500 to 750 thanks to this list. So I have about 35 days untill my december SAT. Do you guys think it is possible for me to go from a 510-540 to 750 by memorizing 150 words a day from that website? Is it even possible?

okay, this is how i went from 580 on verbal to 700: i took the princeton review class. Basically the way they teach you is not only by memorizing terms (which is important.. but before the test I had probably only memorized 10% of the 200-odd words they'd given us). But the way you learn is by substituting words in and out of the questions. For example, in the analogy:

cloud:rain

there might be the answer choices:

shoerack:shoe
refridgerator:milk
restaurant:food

at first glance, they all look like they could sort of fit - i.e. cloud holds rain, shoerack holds shoes, refridgerator holds milk, and restaurant has food.

If you make a better analogy, however, like.. A cloud is where rain is made and stored. Shoeracks don't make shoes, fridges don't make milk, but restaurant makes food. Therefore, that's your right analogy (that's what PR taught us)

EDIT: this might be a pretty easy analogy, but use the same specific analysis in each analogy and you should do better, my analogy score went from like 60% to 85% in PR

With the Reading Comprehension sections, they taught us to pick up on the reading sections by ONLY reading the topic sentence and the last sentence of each paragraph on the list, besides the first and last paragraphs - read those fully. Then answer the questions you can answer, then go back and read the rest of the paragraphs, just paying special attention to the topic sentences again. By only reading the selected sentences, I would be able to answer about 50-80% of the questions easily without mudding my thoughts.

The other sections had a few tips as well, but I took the SAT's too long ago to remember. Pick up a Princeton Review guide at Barnes and Noble and just read through the tips. If you learn how to practice them and learn them well, then I'm sure your grade will jump quite a bit in verbal (my math didn't jump too much, but it was already in the 700's), much more than by learning any terms.

 

[gopunk]

i got a 700 on verbal, and let me tell you, i didn't have nearly the vocabulary i should have had. it's all because i got this cool software that teaches you how to guess

 

[Techie333]

well.....math isnt a problem....but i could still improve....i got a 700. I think I just panicked that day and I should have gotten much higher in math considering ive taken calc III at a local college and im still in high school.........its was that stupid spinner problem that i wasted time on and then i couldn't do the last problems.......anyway......i think ill use some strategies and take those 10 real sats.........and get a barron book to memorize a good vocab........


by the way.......i havent been keeping up with the 150 words a day think too well.........i only memorized like 50 so far......lol.....ill just get a barrons book..

 

[ed21x]

straight-up memorization of a list doesn't really help. its best to incorporate it into a sentence, or use pneumonics. also, try to understand the relation between one word and another based on its roots. Also, familiarity with the SAT's is key. buy a princton review book, and study the methods and try to incorporate it into your technique.

<~ Princeton Review coach

 

[hamburglar]

no

 

[Cyberian]

Originally posted by: ed21x
straight-up memorization of a list doesn't really help. its best to incorporate it into a sentence, or use pneumonics. also, try to understand the relation between one word and another based on its roots. Also, familiarity with the SAT's is key. buy a princton review book, and study the methods and try to incorporate it into your technique.

<~ Princeton Review coach

I thought that was lung disease.

 

[PoPPeR]

Originally posted by: chiwawa626

Originally posted by: PoPPeR
i got a 570 verbal 710 math on my latest SAT and im done. If that doesn't get me into cal poly (which it wont) then San Diego/Long Beach business here I come

How high is ur gpa?

about an even 3 for sophomore/junior years, around a 3.2 if u include freshman year, which they TOLD US wouldn't matter (they being the school, once more lying straight to my face)