I took the SAT reasoning test in January and got a 790 in Math, 710 in Critical Reading, and 690 in Writing (Essay: 9). Wanting to break 700 in Writing and improve my reading score, I retook it in May, after reading through a few review tip books, and I actually went down in Math and Reading and stayed exactly the same in Writing, right down to the Multiple Choice and Essay scores.
I then took the ACT in June and got a 32 composite score (34 in Math, 33 in English, 32 in Reading, and 30 in Science.
How would I go about improving my SAT scores? I want to break 2200 (my highest score at this point is 2190). Can you recommend any books? I own the big blue Collegeboard one. My parents want to enroll me in a prep class (probably Princeton Review), but I feel like it wouldn’t help much, especially since I’m crunched on time (October would be my last opportunity, since I’m taking subject tests in November). Would I have a better chance at improving my ACT scores (My goal is a 34 composite score)?
I plan on applying to a few BS/MD programs (you get accepted to both college and medical school), and those are insanely competitive. Also, I live in a town where high scores are pretty much the norm, and my parents, after hearing what some of my intellectually comparable peers got, feel that my scores aren’t competitive enough (I’m Asian, haha).
I’ve taken the Biology, Chemistry, and Math 2 SAT Subject tests. I didn’t do well on Bio or Chem (low 600s, but I plan to retake Bio in November after two months of AP Bio and some self-studying), but I got a 770 on Math 2.