<p>To those of you studying for the SAT:</p>
<p>Stephen's</a> Sound Advice - How to Ace the SATs | May 12, 2010 - Deepak Chopra | ColbertNation.com</p>
<p>Enjoy.</p>
<p>Profoundly insightful tips from the standardized testing master.</p>
<p>Hey it is a must see!</p>
<p>Everything that he said was actually right on the money, for example, test prep really is a huge waste of money and a huge scam. Also, the essay portion is essentially only based on how much you write (I have a friend who went from an 8 to an 11 just because they wrote the full two pages instead of one and a half pages).</p>
<p>■■■■■, so true. I heart Colbert.</p>
<p>…$8400 for Princeton Review? Do… do people actually pay for that?</p>
<p>^^ It’s never too early to start using that college fund to get into college.</p>
<p>Lool, that was hilarious.</p>
<p>My opinion:</p>
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<li><p>“spend money”
While this is worth making a joke out of, I believe all one needs to get a good score is the good old blue book, vocabulary word sheets, concurrent enrollment in at least Algebra II, and lots of practice.</p></li>
<li><p>“length over quality in the essays”
Well, my essay was 1.25 pages long, and it got an 8 even though I think it should’ve gotten a 10, so I’m inclined to agree. At the very least, I’d make sure to have a good thesis statement and solid examples.</p></li>
<li><p>The white bias thing
I think that was a long time ago. While I don’t believe the questions are biased, I do think some of them are worded very amateurishly.</p></li>
<li><p>The math section
Yeah, pretty true. I think it’s the fairest section on the test, though.</p></li>
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<p>And no idea about the extended time thing.</p>