<p>I am a high school student, junior (11th grade). SAT is comming up in just a few mounth and I still have low chances on a good score. I came to America just a year ago from Ukraine. My life changed not as I expected. Back in Ukraine I was not a perfect kid, but I knew that my mother lives in USA and one day I will have to come. So I was trying as hard as I could, doing my best in school on courses like english, math, biology etc..... I wasn't perfect. I lived with grandparents, so there wasn't that much of a discipline. English in Ukrainian Schools is not getting you ready for the SATs in America, it's getting you ready to that point where you can easily communicate, speak, read, write and ofcourse to get you into college in Ukraine.
My life significantly changed when I came to America. I was doing my best in school and I still am. My grades in sophmore year were about all A's and B's....My GPA was 3.0. Chemistry wasn't my best subject when I came to America, because of huge amount of words that I didn't know. At the beginning of my junior year, after I've taken PSAT, I found out what really is SAT and how serious that is. Its like all my life started to be dependent on this. Every single day I am thinking about SAT, will I be able to pass it, etc. I know I have to be confident, but truth is the truth, my vocabulary knowlegde is not allowing me to pass the SAT, apperently. Last few month I've had so much attack from my parents side that this is life important and that I have to pass SAT otherwise I'll have to go and work with my hands on construction or working somekind of dishwasher.... And I know I have to pass it, but studying for the SAT along with my homework and having not much of a sleep is really tough. Everybody says that my english got good, everything is OK, etc. </p>
<p>But no, It isn't OK. Here's the short situation I am. </p>
<p>In school grades are All A's and one B.
I am involved into Alternative sports club, other clubs.
I will be doing some volunteering this summer, actually a lot of volunteering and all summer long.
My PSAT schores were low, I took a Diagnostic Test in SAT barron's guide and scores are low. Basically I am good in school, but bad when it Comes to the SAT and test like that.</p>
<p>THE REAL PROBLEM IS VOCABULARY>VOCABULARY>VOCABULARY... which is impossible to learn for such a short time that i have</p>
<p>My PSAT Scores: Crit.Reading: 270
Writing: 380
Math: 500</p>
<p>What are my chances of scoring well and getting into a college?</p>