My students can't get more than 1450 on SAT | Forum
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TUTORGetting a score beyond 1450 requires the student to have inherent skills that they may not have.
If they get a score close to 1450, more focus on GPA and extracurricular activities would be a better use of their time.
TUTOR1450 on the SAT is a great score and should get them into most of the top colleges.Pretty clear, thanks! However, the thing is 1450 is the highest result a student of mine has ever got. Normally, most of them get stuck at somewhat 1300, which is not that good. Evenmore, some of them show as high as 1400 in their mock attempts, but totally fail real ones. Any advice here?Getting a score beyond 1450 requires the student to have inherent skills that they may not have.
If they get a score close to 1450, more focus on GPA and extracurricular activities would be a better use of their time.
TUTORThe other three categories are well defined and can be prepared for. You can assess the student on the specific topics and improve the ones they are weak on.
You need to remember that this test is supposed to assess the readiness of students to succeed in college math based on a good (and rather basic) ability at the high school level. They presumably had 3 years of high school math they should know. If they do then they will get a respectable score on the test.
Also remember that this is only one piece of admissions information, and it's being weighted less and less.I predict that once it goes online it will have even less value. Some schools now make it optional and some don't use it at all. And the trend is in that direction.
TUTORThe math test has four categories of problems. These each have different topics and are used for different subscores. One of the categories (with the least number of questions) is a "grab bag" of more advanced topics. So there will be a certain number of problems which do not fall into a certain type and really can't be specifically prepared for. They are harder problems. This sorts out the better students at the top of the scale.James, appreciate your response. I'm also kind of anxious because it's going online. On the other hand, some of the officials are already ringing the bell - the level of applicants has actually plummeted since SAT got not compulsory. As for the subject, my students experience difficulties with the verbal part. Some of them get as high as 800 on math, but fail reading. I guess the major reason is they all have English as their 2nd language, and their failure in the 1st half of the test is quite predictable. However, I'm still looking for any possible ways to solve this problem.
The other three categories are well defined and can be prepared for. You can assess the student on the specific topics and improve the ones they are weak on.
You need to remember that this test is supposed to assess the readiness of students to succeed in college math based on a good (and rather basic) ability at the high school level. They presumably had 3 years of high school math they should know. If they do then they will get a respectable score on the test.
Also remember that this is only one piece of admissions information, and it's being weighted less and less.I predict that once it goes online it will have even less value. Some schools now make it optional and some don't use it at all. And the trend is in that direction.
