Getting from 650 to 750+ on Critical Reading: suggestions for high scorers
For students who are already in the 650-700 range on Critical Reading, attempts to boost their score into the exceptional (750+ range) can be an exercise in frustration. Since reading comprehension comes easily to them naturally, most have never taken the time to truly analyze their responses and instead rely on instinct, answers that “feel right,” to get them through.
In my experience, however, there are a couple of factors that typically separate relatively high scorers from exceptionally high scorers, and those factors have absolutely nothing to do with intelligence. The difference between a 700 and an 800 can be as little as five questions, and it’s often the student’s approach to those questions rather than the actual content of the questions that determines the ultimate score.
So if that describes you, here are my biggest pieces of advice: (more…)