<p>Does anyone have my tips that help you on the SSATs. Are some prep books better than others? Is it worth taking a SSAT prep class? Any other study tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.</p>
<p>There are literally hundreds of sources to choose from. I used Princeton Review, and worked with a tutor (however, this tutor was, like, 15 years old and was no help).
I think a prep class would likely have too many students, so no, I wouldn’t suggest one.</p>
<p>make flash cards of things you have trouble remembering, like math formulas.</p>
<p>Princeton Review. Great book. Helped me a lot.</p>
<p>Just keep up with the studying. I didn’t, and I had to take it four times with no luck any time. Make flash cards your best friend. Use them for math, vocab, anything you need help with. I used the Princeton Review book and it was pretty great. Bring it with you places and go through it whenever you have free time. </p>
<p>Take the test early so that you have the ability to retake it if you absolutely need to.</p>
<p>Most people on here used the Princeton Review book. The test itself is pretty easy, don’t stress too much- that’s how mistakes are made.</p>
<p>Most people I know of didn’t study much, just ran through the book a few times. Personally, I would use the book but not like everyday. Just enough to get a feel for the test. Most people on here who got in didn’t study much. But if you really want to/feel you need to study I strongly suggest flashcards and practice tests.</p>
<p>Rad-in-Plaid96-
I have heard of people studying for 2 months for a couple hours a day, everyday. Hearing of that got me worried about the hardness of the test, but after ordering the official SSAT practice test book, it honestly does not look hard enough to study 2 months, a couple of hours a day, everyday. Anyways, my point is that I agree with you.</p>
<p>dude, the SSAT is mad easy. i didn’t study at all and i got in the 98th percentile. just chill, get a good night of sleep and eat a good breakfast.</p>
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My suggestion isn’t to just chill especially if you aren’t good at standerized test, have test anxiety, or you want to be prepared for anything. Read the newspaper and get some SAT word guides to help with the verbal section. Also, buy an SSAT review book like the Princeton Review (DON’T get Peterson’s: it’s math section isn’t up to date) to help with math and reading comprehension. For the essay, read some classic books and know recent news to provide supporting details for whatever quote they give you.</p>
<p>Yeah dont worry too much. The first time I did it without studying and got in the 80s. The second time I took it with some studying I got lower than that (don’t want to mention actual score - it was so bad. haha)</p>
<p>I just read through the book on the SSAT website and I did really well. I got in the high 90’s for each of the sections except for math. I know I am not the strongest math student and I’m okay with that. I agree not to stress too much, just get some good sleep, eat well and concentrate. Good luck!</p>
<p>to urbanflop</p>
<p>petersons math section is out of date? are you sure? if you are sure, than how is it out of date, because ive been finding it the most helpful.</p>
<p>I’m studying every day for two months, but only for 20 minutes or 30 at a time. That way I get plenty of study time in, but it doesn’t become like a chore. Plus, my school offers free math tutoring on any type of math you have, so I’m gonna bring the Princeton review book with me next week to tutoring so they can help me with whatever I don’t know/don’t remember.</p>