u/AkkoisMe

Did pretty good in August but like I need a 1550+. I'm pissed math isn't 800 but I'm not gonna chase 10 points either. my mistakes are pretty much always Information/ideas and some very rarely from standard eng conventions but those mistakes are often very silly and because I was rushing while trying to save time for the reading questions. Vocab is usually okay for me but sometimes I mess up. And, like the title says I'm taking my next SAT in December and idk how to improve my english section. I've done more practice problems and stuff and I think I'm capable of reasoning logically but it's especially difficult with a timer running down.

I attached some of my art to give an idea of my current skill level. I’ve been thinking about trying to take commissions, but I’m not sure if it’s a good idea to start during the school year.

Part of my hesitation is that I’d need to ask my parents to help me set up an account/payment method to actually receive money, and I feel like that might be a pretty big hassle for them. I’m also not sure if my art is at a good enough level to actually take commissions yet, and I’d feel pretty bad if I ended up getting no requests after going through all the trouble of setting everything up.

My biggest concern is balancing it with school. I don’t want to start taking commissions and then have my grades suffer because of them (currently straight A student).

So, should I go for it? And if so, how would you recommend I approach my parents about it?

I (16F) recently got more into digital art! I was going for a more cartoonish/caricature vibe. Lmk what you guys think :D

Also the people I drew are: Dr. Murphy (from The Good Doctor), Restlyss (A streamer) and Joe Bartolozzi (another streamer) in that order :)

So I think my scores have plateaued at around the range of 1460-1540 (within the last 4 months these were my lowest and highest scores on practice tests I did on college board's paper tests).

My goal right now is getting my math score up to a 790–800, since I feel like that's probably necessary if I want a realistic shot at a 1550+. The problem is that no matter how many practice questions I do or how carefully I review my mistakes, there are always a few problems that I either have no idea how to approach or spend way too long trying to figure out. I consistently end up missing 2–3 questions because of that.

For R&W, grammar and vocabulary usually aren't the issue (unless I make a careless mistake). Almost all of my mistakes come from the Information and Ideas questions. I also struggle with reading quickly while actually retaining what I'm reading, so if anyone has tips for improving reading speed without sacrificing comprehension, I'd really appreciate them.

I'm taking my first SAT in August, and I'd love to get a 1550+ on the first attempt so I can be done with all of this. If you've been in a similar situation or have any advice on breaking through this plateau I'd really appreciate it!