<p>Do the blue book tests accurately reflect the nature of true SAT examinations? It seems that the blue book tests are easier than they should be. I recently took Blue Book practice test #1 and found its math section easier than even the math section on this year's PSAT. Should I be assured of achieving similar scores on blue book tests and actual ones (assuming I don't succumb to pressure on test day), or is Collegeboard just trying to make students overconfident by making easy practice tests?</p>
<p>bump......</p>
<p>Lol, for some reason I found the math section on test 1 in the blue book exceedingly difficult, and got a 660, but on the real thing I got an 800.</p>
<p>Yeah, good, I agree, the math section on test 1 was very difficult.</p>
<p>I thought the Blue Book was much tougher.</p>
<p>agreed ^^^^</p>
<p>Haha. Okay, well, I just hope that I don't do worse on the actual thing! Thanks for your input.</p>
<p>it's different because there is absolutely no pressure when you're doing a practice test, because it's just that, practice. On the actual test its the real thing, no fooling around, no checking your answers once you are done.</p>
<p>However if you sat them side by side you really wouldn't notice much of a difference in difficulty. It's all about how you deal with pressure</p>
<p>Okay, that's true, but I usually don't succumb to pressure on tests. In fact, I've done better on every single standardized test I've taken than on their respective practice exams. So my question is not whether the testing environment will affect my performance on the SAT (it most certainly will, but not necessarily in a bad way), but whether the Blue Book practice tests are mostly comparable to the actual tests.</p>
<p>I actually thought the blue book was easier...but maybe that's just me</p>
<p>the reason bluebook may be hard for me is that i take them like in my bed or on the couch...not in the testing environment that makes me put pedal to the metal....plus i dont try as hard (especially on reading the passages clearly) if it doesnt count</p>
<p>I also thought that the Blue Book was easier but that might be because of the fact that there isn't really any pressure. Just the whole environment of being stuck with 20 other kids in a nearly silent room and having the proctor roaming around....totally different scenario.</p>
<p>I have also found the blue book to be alot easier than the actual tests. And it makes sense. </p>
<p>AFter all, why should collegeboard sell books that accurately reflect the difficulty of the test? They don't want you to do well. Therefore, if you don't do well, you have to buy more of their prep material, thus giving them more money.</p>