What to do after getting your scores tomorrow...

John Hoegerl

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Mar 26 (edited) • SAT TIPS/STRATEGIES 📢

What to do after getting your scores tomorrow...

The March 14 SAT scores drop tomorrow...

So, what's the plan after you get them?

There are three things you MUST do after you find out the result.

This isn't meant to be some cringe "try this out" post.

Rather, this is the exact game plan I'd recommend for everyone who's getting their scores tomorrow.

1) Decide If It's Worth it to Re-take

Alright this is obvious, but I need to say it.

There are three things you MUST consider when deciding if re-taking is worth it:

Can you afford to re-take it? (obviously)
Do you have the necessary time to improve?
Is there a clear benefit for re-taking?

IMO, if the answer to even one of these questions is "no," you shouldn't re-take (at least for now).

The first one is obvious.

The second is underrated, though.

If you failed the SAT, a good rule of thumb is that you need to spend at LEAST the same amount of time you spent studying for this one studying for the next one.

And that's a bare minimum. Realistically, it would be good if you could do 2x or 3x the amount.

If you KNOW you have no time to study over the next month, re-taking is not that useful.

You're probably gonna stress yourself out just to get the EXACT same score next time.

And the third point is also really important.

If you're sitting at like a 1450 and you're aiming for colleges with averages of 1300s and 50+% acceptance rates, there's no huge benefit for re-taking (besides "it might help for something lol" or scholarships).

You're probably better off using this time to refine the college APPLICATIONS themselves.

2) Think About EVERY Question You Can Remember Struggling On

It ain't 2009 no more (comment if you get the reference). College Board doesn't tell you what questions you missed.

If you're looking at the score report and actually trying to find USEFUL INFORMATION, you're cooked, bro.

So, here's a better idea:

Really try to push your memory as HARD as you can to think of EVERY SINGLE question you can remember struggling with.

Realistically, you'll only remember like 10-15 MAXIMUM.

But that's still REALLY valuable, since those were probably the hardest ones on the test.

And really try this. I notice that for me, my conscious brain will forget almost everything, but if I really try to picture past events as HARD as I can, I can usually remember a bit more.

Try it.

And once you do, make a list of those topics so you know what you REALLY need to improve in for the next test.

Obviously, different SATs are not identical to one another, so this list is not a comprehensive guide for what to study.

But there are MANY similarities between tests, so use them when you're going through Aniko questions or trying to find useful courses/videos.

Similar stuff will likely pop up next time.

3) Make a Plan

This is the most important.

Actually plan out how you're going to improve.

Some ideas:

Decide an exact amount of time you are going to study each day (and what you'll be doing during it)
Identify all the key areas you need to improve in + how to do it (courses, YouTube videos, etc.)
Join Mission 1400+ and I'll do the first two for you lol

90% of students (fake statistic but probably true) will not change anything about their study methods.

Don't be like them.

For reference, I got like a 1200 on my first PSAT (which I know may be high for some of you, but still).

And then within a couple months I got all the way to 1460 on my first actual one.

It IS possible to improve, guys. Just trust.

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