<p>Yes, but Egyptian food is yummy.</p>
<p>not if you eat it on a daily basis.</p>
<p>Oh. It was really crowded at this one restaurant we went to, like the line was at least a quarter mile long. I thought, "the Pope is here! I want to touch his hat," but it wasn't the Pope, rather the food was just great and thus the restaurant was popular. I don't really like the current pope though. But I did like that Egyptian food. It gave my sister acid though, she is really sensitive to spicy food. And they had the cool coke bottles that are glass. Why do they not have bottles like those here?</p>
<p>They do have glass cokes in the US, in six packs at grocery stores</p>
<p>Do they? Oh my goodness, since when? I did not know this. 'Cause the coke out in foreign nations tastes so much better than it does here, and I think it is because of the glass (or because they are still adding cocaine there). I'm going to have to check this out!</p>
<p>Yeah, the glass definitely makes it better.</p>
<p>Oh, most certainly it does; thank you for your help, you have just made my life more pleasurable.</p>
<p>I really, really don't think that trying to memorize that many words is sensible. I mean there are about 75 words that are used over and over on every practice exam/real SAT I've seen; trying to learn over 500 seems a bit superfluous (<--jot that one down). You don't really need to know every word either. For most questions, if you know the definitions of the other wrong choices, you can eliminate those. But most of the time, or I've found anyways, that the correct answer is usually the word I happen to know. They sometimes throw in very obscure words to throw you off, when the answer is something more simple like ''gregarious." When I brought my score from a 720 to an 800 I would just take practice exams and jot down the words that I didn't know as I came across them. However, I don't think vocab was ever really an issue for me so it might be different. I'd say that you should just try to bring up the passagebased questions and vocab will come more naturally as you read more and more practice exam passages. Best of luck.</p>
<p>I completely agree with TellEtubE, which is why I recommended just taking as many tests (preferably old CollegeBoard tests); actually, it is just the heart and soul of the Xiggy method. And by taking old exams, you will be able to not only learn words used more common, but you will also be able to learn the patterns of CollegeBoard better, after all, it is like a game.</p>
<p>Sound of Music is on tonight on ABC Family, but I'm not going to watch it because apparently my sister is going to watch her Gilmore Girls season 5 or 6dvd all night long. I am severely dissapointed.</p>
<p>the OP has already taken the SAT 10 times. They don't need any more practice tests -> they need to start memorizing</p>
<p>If the OP has taken the SAT 10 times, than I recommend the OP stop taking the exam and just accept their final score as their best. Maybe the college may take the superscore.</p>
<p>But if the OP extremely wants to take another exam, than I suggest that the OP does take more practice tests, but take them actively, meaning take notes, and also go back and review each and every question out loud, even the ones he/she got correct. Memorize only the SAT words that are on the old SATs. The SAT recycles words a lot. Also, familiarize yourself with the roots. That will be less tedious, and more effective, because then all you really need to be able to do on the test day is recognize the roots.</p>
<p>Also, the SAT is a reasoning exam, and the OP has to develop his/her reasoning skills. Memorization will not help very much, and after going through all the work trying to perform such a tedious task, naidu, YOU will be responsible for the OP's mental illness that will develop after not recieveing the desired score (why? because I said so).</p>
<p>why are you whining if you're not going to put in the time to study? If you have a weak vocabulary, you're going to have to memorize long vocab lists, you can't get by it. Just doing practice tests isn't going to help that much. Also, for the reading passages, if you find all the passages boring, you'll be less focused on teh author's message, and do poorly on the quesitons. When you're reading the passage, try to have reactions to the passage, and don't just read it objectively like a boring article. I think teh CR section is the hardest to improve, but if you're willing to put in the work then you should see improvement.</p>
<p>^^ I couldn't have said it better myself.</p>
<p>well said, cory123 :)</p>
<p>I am willing to put in the time to study. But there's hardly any time to spare - and I end up forgetting them no matter how many times I revise them.</p>
<p>You can't spare time, you have to make time. Easier said than done, I know, but know one said it was going to be easy.</p>
<p>would half an hour before going to bed do? Or would I have to "make" more time?</p>
<p>Your SAT score is a function of how much time you put into studying. The more time you put in, the higher it will be. </p>
<p>Will a half-hour per day be good? Depends on what you think is good. But your score will certainly be worse than if you studied for an hour or two.</p>
<p>that seems logical enough.
I'm doing passages ans sentence compeletion stuff at the moment. I'm hoping it can help me raise my score without having to put too much time into memorizing - which I'm probably going to have to start doing again.</p>
<p>How old are you? Many times CR scores go up naturally with age. Mine increased 100+ points between 7th and 9th grade without any work.</p>
<p>You might want to look at the types of questions you are missing. If they are mainly from the reading passages, then memorizing words won't do you any good, and either way, that technique only works to an extent. The best advice I can give is to keep taking practice exams, one section per day at a predetermined time. Check your answers afterwards and make sure you know why you missed a question and why the right answer is the right answer. If you can, you might want to find a parent, peer tutor, teacher, etc who can aid you in reexamining your tests.</p>
<p>For the sentence completions, try working one blank at a time, and remember to only eliminate if you are positive that the choice is wrong. Also, look for helpful indicators like semicolons (gives definition) and conjunctions that show tone (and vs. but). Whether or not you fully read or skim the reading passages is a matter of personal preference. I'd rather read thoroughly because I know from experience that I?ll have enough time to finish the test, and it gives a greater sense of confidence when I select an answer. On the other hand, I have friends who stick to skimming, and their scores are none the worse than mine.</p>